Archive: 12/05/2006
Great Barrier Reef sharks in collapse
Australian scientists say coral reef shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef are in a catastrophic collapse.
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Russia: No funds to help U.S. moon station
Russia would be keen to help NASA develop and build a permanent moon station, but would require U.S. funding, as it didn't budget for the contingency.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 05, 2006 |
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CDC seeks bird flu diagnostic tests
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $11.4 million for development of new, rapid diagnostic tests for avian influenza.
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Protein-based tumor biomarker predicts breast-cancer survival
The first and largest clinical trial of its kind confirms that a protein called p27 may be a valuable tool for predicting survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Dec 05, 2006 |
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First-time mothers at increased risk for postpartum mental disorders
New mothers are at an increased risk for mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder in the 3 months following the birth of their first child, according to a study in the December 6 issue of JAMA. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Penn researchers discover initial steps in the development of taste
Of the five senses, taste is one of the least understood, but now researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have come one step closer to understanding how the sense of taste develops.
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Newly Cloned Gene Key to More Adaptable Wheat Varieties
In a research discovery that has practical implications for improving wheat varieties, a team of scientists at the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have cloned a gene that controls the ...
Biology /
Dec 05, 2006 |
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NASA Mars Orbiter Photographs Spirit and Vikings on the Ground
New images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show three additional NASA spacecraft that have landed on Mars: the Spirit rover active on the surface since January 2004 and the two Viking landers that successfully ...
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Catch and Release: Fishing for Barium Ions
How do you identify the rare thing you're looking for in a vast sea? Go fishing.
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Genetic Archaeology Finds Clues to Pregnancy in Male Pipefish, Seahorses
Genetic archaeology is providing a new clue to one of the greatest gender mysteries in the fish world: how did male pregnancy evolve in a family of fish?
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Stretch a DNA Loop, Turn Off Proteins
It may look like mistletoe wrapped around a flexible candy cane. But this molecular model shows how some proteins form loops in DNA when they chemically attach, or bind, at separate sites to the double-helical ...
Biology /
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Researchers say rise in California temperatures likely to affect crops
Increasing temperatures in California during the next 45 years could negatively affect the amount of almonds, walnuts, oranges, avocados and table grapes that Americans put on their tables. According to new ...
Dec 05, 2006 |
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NASA Telescope Sees Black Hole Munch on a Star
A giant black hole has been caught red-handed dipping into a cosmic cookie jar of stars by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. This is the first time astronomers have seen the whole process of a black hole eating ...
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Why The Moon?
If you asked 100 people why we should return to the moon, you'd probably get 100 answers - or more! Over the past year, NASA posed this question not just to 100 people, but to more than 1,000 from around the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 05, 2006 |
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Controlling confusion: Researchers make insight into memory, forgetting
Why do we forget? Do memories decay on their own, or are they harmed by interference from similar memories? Using a technique called "transcranial magnetic stimulation" (TMS), brain researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Dec 05, 2006 |
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