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First ever worldwide census of caribou and reindeer reveals a dramatic decline
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60 per cent in the last three decades.
Portable kit may one day detect plant disease before disastrous outbreak
Feb 23, 2009 |
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This science may literally be outside the box: A briefcase-sized kit is carried to a field where thousands of tons of food are growing. The search is for microorganisms that could infect and kill the plants, wreaking havoc ...
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Maine weather wreaking havoc on deer
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Mar 30, 2008 |
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Deer living in Maine and other portions of New England are likely battling starvation because of the region's tough winter, biologists say.
Enjoy candy without the cavities thanks to a UCLA professor of dentistry
Jan 29, 2008 |
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What Willy Wonka did for chocolate, UCLA microbiologist Wenyuan Shi is doing for lollipops.
The Sun Loses its Spots
Jul 24, 2007 |
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While sidewalks crackle in the summer heat, NASA scientists are keeping a close eye on the sun. It is almost spotless, a sign that the Sun may have reached solar minimum. Scientists are now watching for the ...
New Galapagos threat: Mosquitoes from afar
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Seems like every week a species from somewhere else shows up in a new area and takes over, wreaking havoc. The latest hotspot: the Galapagos, where non-native mosquitoes are arriving via aircraft and tour boats.
A budding role for a cellular dynamo
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Feb 18, 2009 |
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Actin, a globular protein found in all eukaryotic cells, is a workhorse that varies remarkably little from baker's yeast to the human body. Part of the cytoskeleton, actin assembles into networks of filaments that give the ...
Scientists develop a new approach to treating autoimmune disease
Jun 02, 2008 |
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In autoimmune diseases, the immune system turns against the body's own tissues and organs, wreaking havoc and destruction for no apparent reason. Partly because the origins of these diseases are so obscure, no effective treatment ...
Too much of a good thing? Scientists explain cellular effects of vitamin A overdose and deficiency
Oct 08, 2009 |
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If a little vitamin A is good, more must be better, right? Wrong! New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that vitamin A plays a crucial role in energy production within cells, explaining why too much or too ...
Scientists discover influenza's Achilles heel: Antioxidants
Oct 29, 2009 |
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As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu—antioxidants. In an article appearing in ...
White House frames health care as economic problem
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Senate chairman who will have a major role in writing health care legislation said Tuesday he hopes to convince President Barack Obama that taxing some employer-provided benefits will help control ...
Gene therapy could expand stem cells' promise
May 21, 2009 |
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Once placed into a patient's body, stem cells intended to treat or cure a disease could end up wreaking havoc simply because they are no longer under the control of the clinician.
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