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Bonobo females hunt and eat monkeys, researchers find
The discovery among bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo runs contrary to the belief that hunting among primates stems from male dominance and aggression. ...
In A Last 'Stronghold' For Endangered Chimpanzees, Survey Finds Drastic Decline
In a population survey of West African chimpanzees living in Côte d'Ivoire, researchers estimate that this endangered subspecies has dropped in numbers by a whopping 90 percent since the last...
Lions and Tigers and Giant-Man-Eating-Catfish, Oh My!
The investigation has begun on reports of giant, man-eating catfish in the Great Kali River in India. No, I'm not kidding. read more
Scientists Trigger Cancer-like Response From Embryonic Stem Cells
Scientists have discovered a new control over embryonic stem cells' behavior. The researchers disrupted a natural bioelectrical mechanism within frog embryonic stem cells and trigged a cancer-like response, including increased...
Scientists discover cause of weakness in marine animal hybrids
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown for the first time that a genetic malfunction found in marine crustaceans called copepods likely explains why populations...
Engineering Aluminum-tolerant Crop Plants: Biochemists Devise Method For Bypassing Toxicity Effects
Aluminum toxicity, a global agricultural problem, halts root growth in plants, severely limiting agricultural productivity for more than half of the world's arable land. Now biochemists have determined that it...
Mechanism Of Asymmetry In Meiotic Cell Division Probed
Scientists have characterized a mechanism that allows for asymmetrical cell division during meiosis in oocytes. By tracking chromosome movement in live mouse oocytes, they have discovered that chromosomes can recruit...
Atlantic Wolffish: Fearsome Fish That Deserve Protection?
A group has filed a scientific petition with the federal government seeking endangered species protection for the Atlantic wolffish, a fish threatened with extinction due to years of overharvesting and...
What Is Wild? Odor Attraction Is Different Among Different Wildtype Flies
Vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster) show a highly selective behavior towards odor stimuli. A series of behavioral studies showed that a single olfactory stimulus is often not sufficient for immediate attraction...
Sejnowksi Elected to Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine announced today the election of a new member, Terrence J. Sejnowski, Ph.D., professor of biology and neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, whose work...
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Scientists trace molecular origin of proportional development
When it comes to embryo formation in the lowly fruit fly, a little molecular messiness actually leads to enhanced developmental precision, according to a study in the Oct. 14 Developmental...
Migratory moths may hitch their rides, but they're anything but drifters
Night-traveling migratory moths may hitch a ride on the wind, but a new study in the October 14th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, confirms that they are...
Embryonic heart exhibits impressive regenerative capacity
A new study demonstrates that the embryonic mouse heart has an astounding capacity to regenerate, a phenomenon previously observed only in non-mammalian species. The research, published by Cell Press in...
More Nicaraguan beef trim is recalled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a recall of approximately 420 pounds of frozen beef trim in Puerto Rico due to...
Brown's plan to save rainforests
A new deal to protect the world's rainforests is proposed in a report drawn up for Gordon Brown.
South African genomics 'making progress'
South Africa has made good progress in the field of genomics but needs to address shortfalls in funding and local collaboration.
Unpicking The Complexity Of Human Disease
The mysteries of the human genome are slowly being revealed - but the more we uncover the more complicated the picture becomes. Functional genomics describes the way in which genes...
Huge Gap Between World Demand For Fish and What Can Be Sustainably Harvested
The President of SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture crouches over his laptop, opens one of his presentations and finds an illustration. It shows one red curve and one blue one. He...
Blowing Bubbles On A Nanoscale
Scientists are puzzled by the nanobubbles that can develop on surfaces under water. It should be impossible for them to exist but nevertheless they remain intact for hours. They are...
'Xmas tree' protein protects stomach
A protein that looks like a Christmas tree could protect the stomach against gastric cancer and ulcers, researchers have found.
Pectin Power: Why Fruits And Vegetables May Protect Against Cancer's Spread
Scientists from the UK's Institute of Food Research have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of...
Ruthenium in a Clinch
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amines are needed for the production of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, plastics, dyes, pigments, and additives. Most important are compounds with a terminal amino group ( -NH2), known...
Back to basics for malaria research
Funding agencies and donors hoping to tackle malaria must commit more to basic research, says Nature.
World 'to fail' on nature target
The world's governments will fail to meet their agreed target of curbing biodiversity loss by 2010, conservationists tell the BBC.
Predators could be superweed fix
A plant-eating predator from Japan could be used to control a superweed spreading throughout the UK, scientists believe.
Classrooms Worldwide Invited to 'Dive In' to Deep-sea Expedition
University of Delaware researchers will lead an international team to explore deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean next month, and middle- and high-school classrooms worldwide are invited to "dive...
Another step forward in cell reprogramming
Imagine, if you can, a day within the next decade when a physician-scientist could remove a skin cell from your arm, and with a few chemicals turn that fully formed...