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While the cat's away: How removing an invasive species devastated a World Heritage island

Biology /

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Removing an invasive species from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, a World Heritage Site, has caused environmental devastation that will cost more than A$24 million to remedy, ecologists have revealed. Writing in the new issue ...





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New discoveries in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at UAB in collaboration with the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, have discovered the structure of the PPC descarboxilase (PPCDC) enzyme present in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a very important ...


New chameleon species discovered in East Africa

New chameleon species discovered in East Africa (w/ Podcast)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new species of chameleon has been discovered in Tanzania by a team of scientists.


Rifampin kinetics poor in children

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rifampin (RMP), a first-line antituberculosis drug, reaches serum concentrations well below suggested lower limits when a standard dose of 8-12mg/kg body weight is given to children. A pharmacokinetic study, published in ...


Ecologists Say Metabolism Accounts for Why Natural Selection Favors Only Some Species

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some species of plants and animals favored by natural selection? And why does natural selection not favor other species similarly?


Efavirenz-based initial therapies associated with better outcomes in HIV-infected adults

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that HIV-infected patients taking the antiretroviral drug efavirenz were more likely to adhere to treatment and less likely to experience ...


'Early bird' project really gets the worm

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created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists from the LSU Museum of Natural Science, or MNS, recently participated in a project joining together the most prominent ornithological research programs in the world. This study – the largest study of bird genetics ...


Big Mac: The whole world on your plate

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created Feb 05, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A burger and fries may be the quintessential North American meal but it can also be viewed as the perfect example of humanity’s increasingly varied diet, according to researchers who have conducted a unique study of the plants ...


Discovery of 450 Million Years Old 'Missing Link'

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created Apr 27, 2005 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A 15-year search for fossils in Africa has led to the discovery of eight fish specimens that are 450 million years old – 50 million years older than any previous fish fossil on the continent and amongst the oldest in the ...


Landmark study defines benefits of early HIV testing and treatment for infected infants

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Testing very young babies for HIV and giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately to those found infected with the virus dramatically prevents illness and death, according to a report in the New England Journal of Me ...


Could Global Warming Be Crushing Blow to Crocodiles?

Could Global Warming Be Crushing Blow to Crocodiles?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 27, 2006 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

With global temperatures generally on the rise, crocodiles may have a harder time finding mates. For crocodiles, gender is not determined genetically, but rather by embryo temperature during incubation, notes ...



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