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Bird Feathers Produce Color Through Structure Similar to Beer Foam
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the brightest colors in nature are created by tiny nanostructures with a structure similar to beer foam or a sponge, according to Yale University researchers.
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Birds help keep vineyards pest-free
Properly functioning ecosystems have their own pest management system – predation – but as new manmade ecosystems develop, these natural maintenance systems are often disrupted. In some cases, though, installing ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Borrowing from brightly-colored birds: Physicists develop lasers inspired by nature
Researchers at Yale University are studying how two types of nanoscale structures on the feathers of birds produce brilliant and distinctive colors. The researchers are hoping that by borrowing these nanoscale ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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University team spurs on land speed record attempt
An attempt to beat a UK land speed record this weekend is being fuelled by the expertise of electrical engineers at the University of Bristol.
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Engineered version of HIV is used to cure genetic blood disorder
For the second time, researchers have used the HIV virus in gene therapy to cure a severe genetic disease, this time the blood disorder beta-thalassemia, which causes life-threatening anemia.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Nature publishes results of gene therapy treatment in phase 1/2 beta-thalassemia study
bluebird bio (formerly Genetix Pharmaceuticals Inc.) today announced publication in the journal Nature of its promising Phase 1/2 data highlighting positive results of LentiGlobin gene therapy treatment in a young adult ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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West Nile's North American spread described
The rapid spread of West Nile virus in North America over the past decade is likely to have long-lasting ecological consequences throughout the continent, according to an article in the November issue of BioScience. The m ...
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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Emphasis on conifer forests places multiple species at risk
The traditional emphasis on dense, fast-growing, conifer-dominated forests in the Pacific Northwest raises questions about the health of dozens of animal species that depend on shrubs, herbs and broad-leaf trees, a new analysis ...
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Wildlife Corridors Benefit Plant Biodiversity, Native Plants
Wildlife corridors appear to support not only wildlife but also plants —especially the oft-threatened native variety.
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Sep 01, 2006 |
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Duke study examines bluebird evolution
Duke University evolutionary ecologists in Durham, N.C., are offering findings that might provide insight into how evolution operates.
Apr 12, 2006 |
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Stay at home sons - why cutting out the cooking could get rid of the kids
It's become a common modern phenomenon - kids are leaving it later and later to leave home. But for any frustrated parent out there help may be at hand - birds may have the answer to kicking the cuckoos out ...
Nov 23, 2005 |
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