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Why sex with a partner is better (w/ Video)

Why sex with a partner is better (w/ Video)

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (18) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- OK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a better chance for ...


Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging

Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging (w/Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A biochemical pathway that helps keep cells alive when oxygen is low also plays a role in longevity and resistance against some diseases of old age, according to a report to be published April 16 in the journal ...


Mountaintop Soil Sample in Antarctica

How an Antarctic worm makes antifreeze and what that has to do with climate change

Biology /

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Two Brigham Young University researchers who just returned from Antarctica are reporting a hardy worm that withstands its cold climate by cranking out antifreeze. And when its notoriously dry home runs out ...





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Light used to map effect of neurons on one another

Light used to map effect of neurons on one another

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University have used light and genetic trickery to trace out neurons' ability to excite or inhibit one another, literally shedding new light on the question of how neurons ...


Study strengthens link between sirtuins and life extension

Study strengthens link between sirtuins proteins and life extension

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper from MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente strengthens the link between longevity proteins called sirtuins and the lifespan-extending effects of calorie restriction.


Extended youthfulness as a prevention for Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Therapies that can keep us younger longer might also push back the clock on Alzheimer's disease, suggests a new study of mice in the December 11th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication.


Delaying the aging process protects against Alzheimer's disease

Delaying the aging process protects against Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Aging is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In their latest study, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that simply slowing the aging process in mice prone to ...


More than fish bait: Worms unlock secrets to new epilepsy treatments

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of scientists from The University of Alabama used worms to reel in information that they hope will lead to a greater understanding of cellular mechanisms that may be exploited to treat epilepsy. In a new research report ...


Researchers take part in DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island

Researchers plan DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species ...


Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification

Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.


A closer look at the Hudson Canyon shows why the canyon is critical for fish

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A series of newly discovered pits in the bottom of the Hudson Canyon, 100 miles southeast of New York Harbor, may be a key ingredient for the abundant and diverse marine ecosystem in and around the canyon, according to research ...


Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss

Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight - creatures that somehow manage a living in a frigid ...


Cisco has released a Web security app for iPhone

Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.



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