News tagged with red deer
Tough yet stiff deer antler is materials scientist's dream
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Prized for their impressive antlers, red deer have been caught in the hunters' sights for generations. But a deer's antlers are much more than decorative. They are lethal weapons that stags crash together when duelling. John ...
Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Researchers are proposing in a new report that a major experiment be conducted to reintroduce wolves to a test site in the Scottish Highlands, to help control the populations and behavior of red deer that ...
DNA analysis uncovers the prehistory of Norwegian red deer
Mar 24, 2009 |
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For his doctoral thesis, Hallvard Haanes discovered that Norwegian red deer are genetically different from other European red deer, due to their historical distribution. However, a century ago, red deer were ...
Time series identify population responses to climate change
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Biologists have for several years modeled how different species are likely to respond to climate change. Most such studies ignore differences between populations within a species and the interactions between species, in the ...
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Chemists Discover How Cells Create Stability During Critical DNA-to-RNA Information Transfers
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of University of Massachusetts Amherst chemists believe they have for the first time explained how the main players in transcription -- RNA polymerase, RNA (red in illustration) and ...
Tylenol Arthritis Caplet voluntary recall expanded
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(AP) -- Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness.
Blood test that provides prior blood sugar average now recommended for diabetes screening, diagnosis (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an annual supplement to the journal Diabetes Care, published Dec. 29 by the American Diabetes Association, the A1C test is given a prominent role in the 2010 guidelines for diabetes screening, diagnosis ...
Mayan glyphs detail priest's life, blood sacrifices
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Experts are studying the first Mayan hieroglyphic script dealing with the life of a high priest, his blood sacrifices and acts of penance, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said.
Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture
Dec 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.
Student sleuths using DNA reveal zoo of 95 species in NYC homes -- and new evidence of food fraud
Dec 28, 2009 |
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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 ...
China bloggers fined for defamation: report
Dec 26, 2009 |
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Two Chinese bloggers were ordered to pay about 290,000 yuan (42,478 dollars) in compensation to the widow of film director Xie Jin for claiming he died in the arms of a prostitute, a report said Saturday.
Follow Santa Claus, courtesy Google and NORAD
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Santa Claus is coming to your town -- and NORAD is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors the North American airspace, on Thursday ...
Genomic toggle switches divide autoimmune diseases into distinct clusters
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Genomic switches can predispose an individual to one set of autoimmune disorders but protect the same person against another set of them, scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have found.
Keck Telescopes Take Deeper Look at Planetary Nurseries
Dec 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have peered far into a young planetary system, giving an unprecedented view of dust and gas that might eventually form planets similar to Jupiter, ...
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