Researcher reveals humpback whales' dining habits -- and costs
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As most American families sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, a University of British Columbia researcher is revealing how one of the largest animals on earth feasts on the smallest of prey – and at what cost.
Master gene plays key role in blood sugar levels
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When mice that lack steroid receptor-2 (SRC-2) – a master regulator gene called a coactivator – fast for a day, their blood sugar levels plummet. If they go another day without food, they will die.
Keeping chromosomes from cuddling up
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If chromosomes snuggle up too closely at the wrong times, the results can be genetic disaster. Now researchers have found the molecular machines in fruit flies that yank chromosomes, the DNA-carrying structures, ...
Fast molecular rearrangements hold key to plastic's toughness
Nov 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastics are everywhere in our modern world, largely due to properties that render the materials tough and durable, but lightweight and easily workable. One of their most useful qualities, ...
Scientists identify genomic causes of a certain type of leukemia relapse
Nov 27, 2008 |
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that cause relapse. The finding offers a pathway to designing ...
Aged care workers to leave industry en masse due to stress, warns study
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Almost a third of registered aged care nurses are considering quitting in the next year because of job stress, says a new University of Melbourne study.
UW tackles neglected realm of training for science professors in training
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U.S. science and engineering students emerge from graduate school exquisitely trained to carry out research. Yet when it comes to the other major activity they'll engage in as professors – teaching – they're usually left ...
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