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The tulip entered Europe through al-Andalus five centuries before believed
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A new study carried out at the University of Cordoba and the School of Arabic Studies provides information on the arrival of the flower to Europe. Contrary to what was thought up until now, the first bulbs ...
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Brain tumor treatment may increase number of cancer stem-like cells
Mar 05, 2009 |
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A new study suggests that the standard treatment for a common brain tumor increases the aggressiveness of surviving cancer cells, possibly leaving patients more vulnerable to tumor recurrence. The research, published by Cell ...
Scientists devise efficient way of learning about complex corn traits
Aug 06, 2009 |
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There's no "silver bullet" gene or gene region that controls so-called complex traits in maize, commonly known as corn.
Negligible impact on public safety from shark cage diving operations
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A study by five university researchers -- including four from the University of Hawaii at Manoa -- concludes that existing shark cage diving enterprises in Hawai'i have a negligible effect on public safety.
Animal magnetism provides a sense of direction
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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They may not be on most people’s list of most attractive species, but bats definitely have animal magnetism. Researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Princeton have discovered that bats use a magnetic substance in their ...
Earth's atmosphere came from outer space, find scientists
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The gases which formed the Earth's atmosphere - and probably its oceans - did not come from inside the Earth but from outer space, according to a study by University of Manchester and University ...
Worm-like marine animal providing
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Jun 18, 2008 |
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[B]The marine invertebrate amphioxus offers baseline information for genetic roots of vertebrate innovation such as the adaptive immune system[/B] Research on the genome of a marine creature led by scientists at ...
When is a worm not a worm? When it’s a jellyfish...
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Jul 06, 2007 |
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One of the world’s strangest creatures has found its long-lost kin. Oxford University scientists have discovered that an extremely rare gutless worm is related to sea anemones and jellyfish, rather than similar-looking ...
Which came first, the moth or the cactus?
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Aug 13, 2007 |
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It's not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket… unless you're a senita moth.
Children with inflammatory bowel disease have surprisingly high folate levels, study finds
Jan 24, 2009 |
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Children with newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease have higher concentrations of folate in their blood than individuals without IBD, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, ...
For migrating sparrows, kids have a compass, but adults have the map
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Nov 05, 2007 |
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Even bird brains can get to know an entire continent -- but it takes them a year of migration to do so, suggests a Princeton research team.
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