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Common cold virus came from birds

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created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 0

A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology. ...





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Illinois to poison canal in hopes of killing invasive carp

Biology / Ecology

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

The largest fish kill in Illinois history -- expected to net 100 tons of fish including, hopefully, some Asian carp -- is to start Wednesday south of Chicago in an attempt to make sure none of the feared carp make it past ...


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Great Barrier Reef under serious threat: report

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in serious jeopardy as global warming and chemical runoff threaten to kill marine species and cause serious outbreaks of disease, a report warned Wednesday.


New explanation for a puzzling biological divide along the Malay Peninsula

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ecologists at the University of California, San Diego, offer a new explanation for an apparently abrupt switch in the kinds in of mammals found along the Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia - from mainland species to island ...


Absent pheromones turn flies into lusty Lotharios

Absent pheromones turn flies into lusty Lotharios

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Professor Joel Levine's team genetically tweaked fruit flies so that they didn't produce certain pheromones, they triggered a sexual tsunami in their University of Toronto Mississauga ...


Carp barrier federal funding is rejected

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created Nov 10, 2005 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A $9 million electric barrier has been built to keep Asian carp from infesting Lake Michigan, but Congress is reportedly refusing to pay to turn it on.


Infectious, test tube-produced prions can jump the 'species barrier'

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created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Researchers have shown that they can create entirely new strains of infectious proteins known as prions in the laboratory by simply mixing infectious prions from one species with the normal prion proteins of another species. ...


Barrier to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes faces criticism

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The last stand in the battle to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes is under way. The Army Corps began tests last week to see whether it can permanently crank up the power on its new electrical fish barrier on the ...


A big lesson from the reef

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The lesson from Australia's Great Barrier Reef is that we have to protect its biodiversity - because biodiversity in turn protects us.


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Reef boom beats doom

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Marine scientists say they are astonished at the spectacular recovery of certain coral reefs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from a devastating coral bleaching event in 2006.


Scientists find new clues to explain Amazonian biodiversity

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created Jul 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ice age climate change and ancient flooding—but not barriers created by rivers—may have promoted the evolution of new insect species in the Amazon region of South America, a new study suggests.



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