Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans 11 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can’t refuse. To survive, they must leave the ... | |
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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral ... | |
A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified 11 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature. | |
 Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly attractive proposition. | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls 11 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism 10 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court. They seek vindication and financial redress from ... | |
 Eruptions subside at Sicily's Mount Etna 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The eruptions that have shaken the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily have subsided, experts said Sunday at the Palermo Geophysics and Volcanology Institute. | |
 Japan aims to cut emissions by 60-80 pct by 2050: reports 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Japan aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 60 and 80 percent by 2050, news reports said on Sunday, as part of measures setting out the country's long term environmental goals. | |
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