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Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, study

The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa."

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Scientists unlock the mystery surrounding a tale of shaggy dogs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of York have produced the first clear evidence that textiles made by the indigenous population of the Pacific coast of North America contained dog hair.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The complete sequencing of genomes of 4 important representative species in Inner Mongolia, China

Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU) and BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, jointly announced the complete sequencing of genomes of four important representative species in Inner Mongolia Autonomous ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foot and mouth disease may spread through skin cells

(Medical Xpress) -- Skin cells shed from livestock infected with foot and mouth disease could very well spread the disease.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A closer look at how humans interact with technology

Most people have just one question regarding Roombas: How well do the robotic floor vacuums suck up pet hair and dust bunnies? A few might even wonder if their Roomba could go rogue and chase the family cat ...

Technology / Other

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The LouseBuster returns

Four years after the LouseBuster prototype made headlines when research showed the chemical-free, warm-air device wiped out head lice on children, a new study reveals that a revamped, government-cleared mode ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Scary chupacabras monster is as much victim as villain

As Halloween approaches, tales of monsters and creepy crawlies abound. Among the most fearsome is the legendary beast known as the chupacabras.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Student sleuths using DNA reveal zoo of 95 species in NYC homes -- and new evidence of food fraud

Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo of 95 animal species surrounding them, in everything ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (23) | comments 7

W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback

(AP) -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GPS to track blue sheep and snow leopard

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists hope to improve the survival odds of the endangered snow leopard in Nepal by venturing into the remote Himalayas to study its main prey, the Bharal or blue sheep.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Getting a leg up on whale and dolphin evolution

When the ancestors of living cetaceans—whales, dolphins and porpoises—first dipped their toes into water, a series of evolutionary changes were sparked that ultimately nestled these swimming mammals into the ...

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0


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