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Geneticists publish largest-ever study on African genetics revealing origins, migration

Biology / Other

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

African, American, and European researchers working in collaboration over a 10-year period have released the largest-ever study of African genetic data--more than four million genotypes--providing a library of new information ...





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Time series identify population responses to climate change

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biologists have for several years modeled how different species are likely to respond to climate change. Most such studies ignore differences between populations within a species and the interactions between species, in the ...


Study catches two bird populations as they split into seperate species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 2

A new study finds that a change in a single gene has sent two closely related bird populations on their way to becoming two distinct species. The study, published in the August issue of the American Naturalist, is one of ...


Socioeconomic Desegregation Alone Is Not Effective in Improving Classroom Performance

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Although past research has linked academic achievement gains to socioeconomic desegregation in schools, a new analysis reveals some hidden academic and psychological risks of integrating low-income students in schools with ...


Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon and Trout Populations

Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon and Trout Populations

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stocks of the UK’s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic Brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research led Bournemouth University (BU) published in the International Jou ...


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Single gene may cause curly hair

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Australia have identified a single gene that strongly influences whether you have curly or straight hair.


Researchers gain fine-scale, genome-wide insights into patterns of human population structures around the world

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Through sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world.


Sick fish may get sicker: Climate change and other stresses expected to affect entire populations of fish

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Entire populations of North American fish already are being affected by several emerging diseases, a problem that threatens to increase in the future with climate change and other stresses on aquatic ecosystems, according ...


Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crime

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7

U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told ...


Ancestry attracts, but love is blind

Biology / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour. Research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, shows that M ...


Medical insurance documents shed light on kidney transplant patients' health

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Billing claims from health insurance companies can provide insights on the long-term health of kidney transplant patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Ne ...



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