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Now hear this: Mouse study sheds light on hearing loss in older adults
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated ...
Researchers describe the 90-year evolution of swine flu
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The current H1N1 swine flu strain has genetic roots in an illness that sickened pigs at the 1918 Cedar Rapids Swine Show in Iowa, report infectious disease experts at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public ...
Cancer Genomics Browser gives cancer researchers a powerful new tool
Mar 30, 2009 |
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A Cancer Genomics Browser developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, provides a new way to visualize and analyze data from studies aimed at improving cancer treatment by unraveling the complex genetic ...
The host makes all the difference
Mar 26, 2009 |
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For some people it is a certainty: as soon as the annual flu season gets underway, they are sure to go down with it. It is little comfort to know that there are other people who are apparently resistant to flu or overcome ...
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Protecting the future: How plant stem cells guard against genetic damage
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, have shown how plants can protect themselves against genetic damage caused by environmental stresses. The growing tips of plant roots and shoots have an ...
Hungry microbes share out the carbon in the roots of plants
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Oct 18, 2007 |
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Sugars made by plants are rapidly used by microbes living in their roots, according to new research at the University of York, creating a short cut in the carbon cycle that is vital to life on earth.
Waxy plant substance key for absorption of water, nutrients
May 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to better feed plants.
Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, bioethicists say
Jun 05, 2009 |
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With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal genomics companies, they can ...
Does hotter mean healthier?
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Phytophthora blight, caused by Phytophthora capsici, is a major plant disease that affects many crop species worldwide, including chile peppers in New Mexico. Farmers' observations suggested that Phytophthora capsici c ...
Genome of saltwater creature could aid understanding of gene grouping
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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The genetic code of a simple saltwater creature could help researchers learn more about how groups of genes function in humans and other species.
A common genetic mechanism discovered in nitrogen-fixing plants
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Mar 10, 2008 |
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Some soil microorganisms are capable of forging associations with plant roots in the form of symbioses. Certain of these relationships play a highly important ecological and agronomic role. Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis ...
Genes hold the key to how happy we are, scientists say
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Mar 04, 2008 |
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Happiness in life is as much down to having the right genetic mix as it is to personal circumstances according to a recent study.
Eyes in the soil will help food security
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new tool developed by scientists at The University of Manchester will allow farmers to see under the soil to check how efficiently crop roots are using water and nutrients.
Large multicenter study suggests new genetic markers for Crohn's disease
Mar 26, 2008 |
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What is believed to be the largest study of its kind for the genetic roots of inflammatory bowel diseases has suggested new links to Crohn’s Disease as well as further evidence that some people of Jewish descent are more ...
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