 Archeologists say they found witch doctor skeleton 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Archeologists believe a 12,000-year-old skeleton found in a grave containing 50 tortoise shells, a leopard pelvis, a cow tail and part of an eagle wing is the remains of a witch doctor. | |
Tiger cub dies after rare blood transfusion 19 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- A 7-month-old wild tiger died Tuesday in a central Indian zoo, two days after veterinarians tried to save the cub with a rare blood transfusion, officials said. | |
Nontoxic nanoparticle can deliver and track drugs 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A nontoxic nanoparticle developed by Penn State researchers is proving to be an all-around effective delivery system for both therapeutic drugs and the fluorescent dyes that can track their delivery. | |
Controversy over sex studies found to have lasting impact 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When then-Rep. Patrick Toomey criticized a small group of federally funded sex studies - demanding "Who thinks this stuff up?" on the floor of Congress - his proposal to yank the funding was narrowly defeated. | |
Falling home ownership, equity, affect college enrollment 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
Sagging college enrollments may be the next symptom of the sub-prime mortgage mess, according to a University of Michigan economist. | |
Online Money: Save with online book rentals 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- If you aren't sure which books to give that avid reader on your gift list this holiday season, how about considering every title she could name? | |
Scientists fight stem rust UG99 before it becomes a threat 10 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat breeders and plant pathologists at Montana State University are part of a global effort to develop varieties of wheat resistant to a new fungus. UG99, a stem rust strain that was first discovered in ... | |
Japanese scientists clone embryo of endangered rabbit 18 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a cloned embryo from the dead body of an endangered species of rabbit and are hoping for a birth. | |
Scientists self-censor in response to political controversy 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A survey of scientists whose studies became the focus of a public debate about NIH grant funding has found that many of them engaged in self-censorship as a result of the controversy. The study, published in the open access ... | |
'Orphan' genes play an important role in evolution 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Closely related animal species share most of their genes and look almost identical. However, minor morphological differences allow us to tell them apart. What is the genetic basis for these differences? Often, the explanation ... | |
Primate disease field guide covers critical gap in global health 13 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Why are so many infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans? Why do we have so little capacity to predict epidemics, or avoid them? Some answers, and possible solutions, can be found in the first trench-to-bench guide ... | |
Study documents what may be first cases of certain tick-borne disease in China 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It appears that for the first time human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), an emerging tick-borne infectious disease found in the U.S. and Europe, has been identified in China and apparently was transmitted from person to ... | |
Methamphetamine abuse linked to underage sex, smoking and drinking 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Teens who have never done drugs, but engage in other risky behaviours such as drinking, smoking and being sexually active, are more likely to use crystal meth, medical researchers at the University of Alberta have concluded. ... | |
New imaging technique tracks cancer-killing cells over prolonged period 17 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Coaxing a patient's own cells to hunt down and tackle infected or diseased cells is a promising therapeutic approach for many disorders. But until now, efforts to follow these specially modified cells after their reintroduction ... | |
Color perception shifts from right brain to left 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Learning the name of a color changes the part of the brain that handles color perception. | |
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