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Dolphin population stunted by fishing activities, study finds

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created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite broad "dolphin safe" practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at Scripps Institution of ...





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Inbreeding insects cast light on longer female lifespans

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created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inbreeding can unexpectedly extend male lifespan. Insect experiments described in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have shown that, in seed beetles, inbreeding causes males to live longer, while shortening ...


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Exposing chicks to maternal stress leads to long-term reproductive success

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created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Do mothers purposely expose their offspring to their own stress? If so, why?


Helping Albacore tuna come out of the can

Helping Albacore tuna come out of the can

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are set to study the earbones and organs of more than 2000 albacore tuna to better understand the growth, age and breeding patterns of this increasingly important species.


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Individuals vary their immune response according to age, sex and the costs

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is it always good to respond maximally when pathogens or disease strike, or should individuals vary their immune response to balance immediate and future costs? This is the question evolutionary physiologists ...


Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.


No test needed for hand-foot genital syndrome in women without HOXA13 gene mutation

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, and colleagues have found that women without mutations of the HOXA13 gene do not need to be subjected to x-rays ...


What relates to the short-term effectiveness of biliary drainage?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent jaundice ...


Male seahorses like big mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Male seahorses have a clear agenda when it comes to selecting a mating partner: to increase their reproductive success. By being choosy and preferring large females, they are likely to have more and bigger eggs, as well as ...


Teenage birth rates higher in more religious states

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Rates of births to teenage mothers are strongly predicted by conservative religious beliefs, even after controlling for differences in income and rates of abortion. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...


Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Technology / Semiconductors

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharp Corporation has announced the development of a new 500 mW semiconductor laser for triple- and quadruple- layer Blu-ray discs.



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