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How moths key into the scent of a flower
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.
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Biochemist says makeup isn't healthy
Jun 22, 2007 |
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A British biochemist says women who use make-up daily are absorbing almost five pounds of chemicals a year.
Drug used to treat skin conditions is a marine pollutant
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Clotrimazole is a common ingredient in over-the-counter skin creams. Recent results from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, now show that it is associated with major environmental risks.
Scientists cage chemical demon
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A Cambridge University-led research team has discovered a technique to safely handle and transport white phosphorous.
Health effects of pesticide mixtures: Unexpected insights from the salmon brain
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Feb 17, 2008 |
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In his research, scientist Nat Scholz examines how pesticides that run off the land and mix in rivers and streams combine to have a greater than expected toxic effect on the salmon nervous system. These pesticides are widely ...
'Dark cells' of living retina imaged for the first time
Feb 26, 2009 |
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A layer of "dark cells" in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes has been imaged in a living retina for the first time.
Industrial chemicals hurt developing brain
Nov 08, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say chemical pollution may have injured the brains of millions of children.
Scientists examine how common pesticide mixes may affect bee die-offs
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since reports of widespread bee die-offs began to surface in October 2006, researchers have investigated possible reasons ranging from hive-infecting mites to cell phone-tower radiation. They have yet to ...
Cell division find prompts overhaul of immune response modeling
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute into the mechanics of how two types of white blood cells grow and die is fundamentally changing the development of computer models that are used to predict how ...
When ants attack: Researchers recreate chemicals that trigger aggression
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Experiments led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated that normally friendly ants can turn against each other by exploiting the chemical cues they use ...
Study suggests link between agricultural chemicals and frog decline
Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Around the world, amphibian populations are in decline, and scientists have not been able to figure out why. Now a study of leopard frogs in Pennsylvania has identified a possible culprit, ...
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