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A male flanged orangutan hangs from a tree in Malaysian Borneo's Sabah State

Malaysia tracks orangutans with implants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Malaysian wildlife authorities are using electronic implants to keep track of orangutans in a bid to protect the endangered apes after they are freed into the wild, an official said Tuesday.


The benefits of stress ... in plants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chronic stress in humans has been implicated in heart disease, weight gain, and diabetes, among a host of other health problems. Extreme environments, a source of chronic stress, present a challenge even for the hardiest ...


Why King Kong failed to impress

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 3 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other apes and primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time, according ...


Antitumor activity of nutlin-3 in neuroblastoma with wild-type p53

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The small-molecule inhibitor nutlin-3 may be a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma patients with wild-type p53 activity, according to a new study published online November 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...


Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia (AP)

Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.


Treatment to improve degenerating muscle gains strength

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

A study appearing in Science Translational Medicine puts scientists one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle disord ...


Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Biology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over 45 million turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hunters provide some -- last autumn, about 24,000 wild turkeys were harvested ...


Plan to breed lab monkeys splits Puerto Rican town (AP)

Plan to breed lab monkeys splits Puerto Rican town

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Puerto Rico has such a bad history with research monkeys running amok that some residents are stunned that its government has tentatively approved a plan to import and breed thousands of primates ...


Invading camels to be shot in Australian town (AP)

Invading camels to be shot in Australian town

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and contaminating ...


India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks (AP)

India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday.



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