Different coat color may not mean different species for lemurs
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Researchers have found that lemurs suspected to belong to different species because of their strikingly different coat colors, are not only genetically alike, but belong to the same species.
Probing Question: Why are some strains of E. coli resistant to antibiotics?
Nov 16, 2006 |
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Although they're among the simplest organisms, bacteria are some of the most creative life forms on earth. Just ask molecular biologist Chobi DebRoy, director of Penn State's Gastroenteric Disease Center. "We ...
Scientists discover role for dueling RNAs
Nov 16, 2006 |
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Researchers have found that a class of RNA molecules, previously thought to have no function, may in fact protect sex cells from self-destructing. These findings will be published in the November 17 issue of the journal Cell.
Teeth Tell Ancient Tale
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 16, 2006 |
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University of Arkansas researchers examined the dental landscapes of prehistoric creatures from a South African province and found evidence for a dietary shift that suggests a corresponding change in the type ...
HIV/AIDS linked to drug resistant TB
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 16, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis has been linked to HIV/AIDS in a study conducted in rural South Africa.
New maps emphasize the human factor in wildfire management
Nov 16, 2006 |
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As wildfires put more and more human lives and property at risk, people are looking to fire managers for protection.
Scientists work to defeat gypsy moths
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Ecologists have found a new pattern in the gypsy moth invasion across the Northeastern United States that might be useful in battling the moths.
NASA hopes for nighttime Discovery launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2006 |
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NASA officials in Washington said they hope to launch the shuttle Discovery after dark, the first nighttime launch since the Columbia explosion.
U.S. economic growth will remain moderate
Nov 16, 2006 |
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Despite solid growth the past three years, America's economy will be subdued through 2008, say University of Michigan economists.
New computer software enables rapid response to time-critical emergencies
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 16, 2006 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago researchers demonstrated a new specialized software system at Supercomputing 2006 that provides computational resources quickly for emergency ...
Researchers gain traction in race against pandemics
Nov 16, 2006 |
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Is another pandemic on the scale of the 1918 influenza pandemic inevitable, or can research and prevention head off another deadly transmission of animal viruses to human populations?
Antibiotics Unnecessarily Prescribed for Acute Bronchitis
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 16, 2006 |
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Antibiotics are routinely prescribed unnecessarily for acute bronchitis, according to Virginia Commonwealth University findings published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Charges filed against Los Angeles hospital
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Los Angeles prosecutors have filed charges against hospital owner Kaiser Permanente for allegedly abandoning a homeless patient on skid row.
