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Abalone are treasured -- nearly to extinction
May 13, 2009 |
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The authorities popped him near the docks in Port Angeles. On a March afternoon in 1994, a sleek fishing boat -- not-so-subtly named the Abalone Made -- came ashore after puttering around Freshwater Bay. The waiting cops ...
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Fed rules urged to protect black abalone
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Jan 14, 2008 |
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A U.S. federal agency has proposed listing black abalone -- a marine mollusk sought by fishermen -- as an endangered species.
Researchers uncover the potential for super-sized abalone
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Designer abalone could be an option in the foreseeable future, thanks to a project conducted at UQ's Heron Island Research Station and the St Lucia campus.
Shell shock
Mar 12, 2008 |
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An MIT materials scientist's research on sea snails has helped transform battery technology and may end the era when cell phones die if they're dropped and PDAs must be replaced if they get dunked in the tub.
Patterns on tropical marine mollusc shell mirror gene expression patterns
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Nov 22, 2006 |
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Scientists have identified a group of genes that control the formation of shapes and colour patterns on the shell of the tropical marine mollusc referred to as ‘abalone’. A study published today in the open ...
Sea Otters' Diet is Clue to Slow Recovery
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers trying to understand the sea otter's slow recovery in California have found an important clue: Some sea otters feed almost exclusively on animals that raise their risk of being infected ...
Iron overload: An important co-factor in the development of liver disease in alcoholics
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Alcohol and iron are believed to have a synergistic effect in the development of liver injury. Furthermore, alcohol enhances iron absorption. Primary hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder, mostly resulting from mutations ...
Discovered key gene for the formation of new neurons
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Scientists discovered a gene - called AP2gamma - crucial for the neural development of the visual cortex, in a discovery that can have implications for the therapeutics of neural regeneration as well as provide new clues ...
Once feared extinct, Angolan sable wins new hope for survival
Sep 22, 2009 |
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They are Angola's national symbol and the nickname for the country's football team -- yet fewer than 100 are believed still alive.
Nutritionists show what beans are worth
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Consider a natural alternative the next time you reach for that cupcake or soda as an afternoon snack. This snack leaves you feeling full, gives you energy, and simultaneously fights “bad”—LDL—cholesterol.
Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke risk
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin - but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday.
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