Archive: 02/18/2008
Tropical winter habitat drives natal dispersal of young migratory birds
A new study by scientists at the Migratory Bird Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo shows that the factors determining where birds settle and nest in the first breeding season depends on the habitat they used during ...
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Human culture subject to natural selection, Stanford study shows
The process of natural selection can act on human culture as well as on genes, a new study finds. Scientists at Stanford University have shown for the first time that cultural traits affecting survival and ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Scientists create gecko-inspired bandage
MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Researchers explain spread of 1918 flu pandemic
MIT researchers have explained why two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus were critical for viral transmission in humans during the 1918 pandemic outbreak that killed at least 50 million people.
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LSU researchers challenge analyses on sustainability of Gulf fisheries
Louisiana’s coastal fisheries produce approximately 25 percent of the total catch by weight in the lower 48 states (www.americaswetland.com). With such a substantial portion of the nation’s economy dependant on the state ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Early environment may be key to determining bird migration location
How young migratory birds choose the nesting location of their first breeding season has been something of a mystery in the bird world. But a new University of Maryland/National Zoo study of the American redstart suggests ...
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Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell'
A giant frog fossil from Madagascar dubbed Beelzebufo or ‘the frog from Hell' has been identified by scientists from UCL (University College London) and Stony Brook University, New York. The discovery of the ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Imitating monkey's 'jumping genes' could lead to new treatments for HIV
UCL (University College London) scientists have taken a significant step in understanding how retroviruses such as HIV can move between species and the biological mechanisms behind the ‘jumping genes’ which make some monkeys ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Scientists Explore Consciousness
An international team of scientists led by a University of Leicester researcher has carried out a scientific study into the realm of consciousness. The scientists have made a significant step into the understanding of conscious ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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3-D photonic crystals make novel add-drop filters
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have come up with a potentially perfect way to sort and distribute the massive amounts of data that travel daily over optical fibers to people throughout the ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Antibiotics do not appear helpful in preventing fluid buildup in children with ear infections
When prescribed to children with middle ear infections, antibiotics are not associated with a significant reduction in fluid buildup in the ear, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the February ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Missing chromosome predicts brain tumor patients' response to treatment
People with a highly aggressive type of brain tumor who are missing a specific chromosome live longer and respond better to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide than people without this genetic abnormality, according to research ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Where will we find the next generation of engineers?
A new study that examines the number of engineering graduates coming out of our nation’s engineering schools reveals a mixed picture of how prepared each state is for meeting the need for high-tech workers in the coming years.
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Child obesity seen as fueled by Spanish language tv ads
Spanish-language television is bombarding children with so many fast-food commercials that it may be fueling the rising obesity epidemic among Latino youth, according to research led by pediatricians from the Johns Hopkins ...
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Researchers unveil landscape of human-pathogen protein interactions
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech have provided the first global analysis of human proteins interacting with viral proteins and proteins in other ...
Biology /
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