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Scripps research team unravels new cellular repair mechanism
The research was published today in an advanced, online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Recipe for cell reprogramming adds protein
A drug-like molecule called Wnt can be substituted for the cancer gene c-Myc, one of four genes added to adult cells to reprogram them to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, according to...
Novel Method Quickens Discovery Of Gene Function
Think researchers know all there is to know about Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli? Think again. "E. coli has more than four thousand genes, and the functions of...
Yale researchers uncover West Nile's targets
Screening the entire human genome, a team headed by Yale University scientists have identified several hundred genes that impact West Nile virus infection. The findings reported Wednesday online in the...
Vine Invasion? Ecologists Look At Coexistence Of Trees And Lianas
Ecologist are studying how woody vines, or lianas, are affecting tropical forests and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Through a comprehensive community-level study on liana-tree interactions in Panama, researchers are untangling...
Humans' Response To Risk Can Be Unnecessarily Dangerous
The traffic light ahead of you is turning yellow. Do you gun the engine and speed through the intersection, trusting that others will wait for their green, or do you...
Stress Hormone Found To Regulate Brain Neurotransmission
Researchers have just shown how one of the stress hormones regulates brain neurotransmission on the short and long term and enables neuronal connections to adapt.
Positive-feedback System Ensures That Cells Divide
In the life of every cell, there's a point of no return. Once it enters the cell cycle and passes a checkpoint known as "Start," a cell will follow the...
Fungal Disease Culprits Identified With Molecular Genetics
A new method rapidly detects the "genetic fingerprints" of fungi responsible for millions of dollars in losses in western wheat.
B.C.'s orca matriarch believed dead at 98
The oldest resident orca on B.C.'s south coast - the matriarch of K pod, known as K7 and more affectionately as Lummi - hasn't been seen since Christmas.
Crystal clue in army brain injury
A colour-changing crystal attached to a soldier's uniform could help doctors decide if they might need treatment for a brain injury, researchers say.
119 illegal African clawed frogs seized in Nevada
(AP) -- State wildlife officials raided three residences in the Reno area where they seized more than 100 African clawed frogs, which they say are prohibited because they can...
South American stork spotted in Louisiana
(AP) -- A stork that's abundant in South America but rare farther north was spotted in Louisiana, one of fewer than a dozen sightings of the bird in the U.S.
Coronavirus causes 170 animal deaths
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- More than 170 animals were euthanized after an outbreak of canine coronavirus in a Louisiana animal shelter, officials said.
Bedbugs take up residence in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Entomologists said bedbug infestations are becoming more common in the United States.
Is There A Connection Between AIDS Epidemic In Africa And Intestinal Worms?
Scientists are beginning an intensive program in Ethiopia this August to eradicate intestinal worms which affect as much as 50 percent of the population in Africa. These researchers believe there...
How Bacteria Attach To Human Tissues During Infection Process: New Clues
Scientists have helped to reveal more about the way bacteria can attach to human tissues. The researchers studied the way a protein found on the surface of the bacteria Staphylococcus...
DNA tests for Tutankhamun daughters
Egyptian scientists are to carry out DNA tests on two mummified foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamun
Condor Rescue Program in Danger of Failure
Current efforts won't produce self-sustaining wild populations in California, new report warns
VIDEO: "Star" Tiger Cub Debuts
Named for the star Antares, a rare Siberian tiger cub made his debut at a Berlin zoo. Siberian tigers are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the...
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Protecting Your Identity: Be Proactive
Shoppers may have a slight pause when it comes to pulling out the plastic these days. Daniel Sieberg offers tips on what you can do to protect yourself from ID...
Google tool identifies linchpin species
Search system predicts what prey are needed to keep an ecosystem working.
Even viruses get sick
LONDON (Reuters) - Even viruses can go down with a viral infection, French scientists reported on Wednesday, in a discovery that may help explain how they swap genes and evolve...
Female guppies risk death to avoid sexual harassment
Sexual harassment from male guppies is so bad that long-suffering females will risk their lives to escape it, according to new research from Dr Safi Darden and Dr Darren Croft...
Neuroscience: Standard model
Questions raised about the use of 'ALS mice' are prompting a broad reappraisal of the way that drugs are tested in animal models of neurodegenerative disease. Jim Schnabel reports.
Acid seas slow urchin reproduction
Increasing acidification of the oceans as they absorb extra carbon dioxide will impede the ability of creatures like sea urchins to reproduce, according to research.
Native diseases may threaten crops
Usually researchers worry about foreign plant harming local species, but new research has found that native plant diseases could threaten important introduced crops.