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Discovery of cellular 'switch' may provide new means of triggering cell death, treating disease

Discovery of cellular 'switch' may provide new means of triggering cell death, treating disease

Medicine & Health / Research

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A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has discovered a previously unknown cellular "switch" that may provide researchers with a new means of triggering programmed cell death, findings ...


48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

Biology / Ecology

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(AP) -- Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 ...


Why female moths are big and beautiful

Why Female Moths are Big and Beautiful

Biology / Plants & Animals

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(PhysOrg.com) -- In most animal species, males and females show obvious differences in body size. But how can this be, given that both sexes share the same genes governing their growth? University of Arizona ...


Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles (AP)

Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles

Biology / Ecology

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(AP) -- The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime ...


Yellow fever strikes monkey populations in South America

Biology / Ecology

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A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding ...


Conservationists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia

Biology / Ecology

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An international convention will meet next week to decide whether to grant requests from Tanzania and Zambia to lower the protection status of their elephants, allowing them to conduct one-time sales of stockpiled ivory.


Scientists announce advance in understanding body's natural defenses

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Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists at the University of Leicester have made a new advance in understanding how the body fights certain types of cancer and other disease such as Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.


Arctic Seed Vault becomes world's most diverse collection of crop diversity

Arctic Seed Vault becomes world's most diverse collection of crop diversity

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Days after celebrating its second anniversary, the Svalbard "Doomsday" Global Seed Vault is receiving this week thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million unique samples, ...


Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog's site fidelity may lead to further decline

Biology / Ecology

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USDA Forest Service researchers found that site fidelity, the tendency to return to previously occupied habitats, is strong in the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Research showed how the cumulative effects of a changing ...


Arctic reindeer

To Arctic animals, time of day really doesn't matter

Biology / Plants & Animals

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In the far northern reaches of the Arctic, day versus night often doesn't mean a whole lot. During parts of the year, the sun does not set; at other times, it's just the opposite. A new study reported online ...



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