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It Takes Nerves For Flies To Keep A Level Head
The nerve connections that keep a fly's gaze stable during complex aerial maneuvers, enabling it to respond quickly to obstacles in its flight path, have been revealed in new detail.
Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth
Researchers discovered unique microbes deep beneath the Earth's surface.
Once-suspect Protein Found To Promote DNA Repair, Prevent Cancer
An abundant chromosomal protein that binds to damaged DNA prevents cancer development by enhancing DNA repair, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.
Rare Mutant Cells Glimpsed: Imaging System May Help Understand Origins Of Cancer
MIT biological engineers have developed a new imaging system that allows them to see cells that have undergone a specific mutation.
PHOTOS: Mexico Risks Losing Mangroves, Fisheries
The loss of Mexico's coastal mangrove forests to development is threatening the country's multimillion-dollar fishing industry, according to a new study.
New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus
For millennia, humans and viruses have been locked in an evolutionary back-and-forth -- one changes to outsmart the other, prompting the second to change and outsmart the first. With retroviruses,...
Blood-related Genetic Mechanisms Found Important In Parkinson's Disease
What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson's disease? From an unusual collaboration of neurologists and a pharmacologist comes the surprising answer:...
An offer Genentech can't refuse?
Roche promises to preserve Genentech's independence if it acquires the remaining shares.
The question: Can broccoli cure cancer?
Lucy Atkins: Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables contain a group of phytochemicals that seem to have cancer-preventing properties
Bat Bonanza: 100+ Species Found in 5 Acres of Jungle
The discovery in an eastern Ecuadorian rain forest marks the highest number of bat species ever recorded in one place.
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Fish Pedicures: Carp Rid Human Feet of Scaly Skin
Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells
For generations, people have consumed cranberry juice, convinced of its power to ward off urinary tract infections, though the exact mechanism of its action has not been well understood. read more
VIDEO: Giant Squid Dissected in Public
The largest giant squid ever caught in Australian waters has been dissected, revealing several hearts and chainsaw-like teeth.
New Textiles Lab Aims to Advance Functionality of Protective Garments
A new facility at North Carolina State University will help provide increased protection to first responders by testing their turnout gear against potentially harmful chemical and biological threats.
Happy Fish Go Hungry? [News]
What begins in the bathroom often ends in the water supply. No, not that, the drugs in your medicine chest--and that, a new study suggests, could have a significant impact...
Satellite tracking technology to shed light on shark behaviour
A University of Queensland (UQ) marine biologist will use satellite technology to track tiger sharks as part of a project to better understand the greatly feared sea dwellers and prevent...
'Snow flea antifreeze protein' could help improve organ preservation
Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures.
More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official
More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said Monday.
How reliable is DNA in identifying suspects?
A discovery leads to questions about whether the odds of people sharing genetic profiles are sometimes higher than portrayed. Calling the finding meaningless, the FBI has sought to block such...
Mangroves key to saving lives
The replanting of mangroves on the coasts of the Philippines could help save many of the lives lost in the 20-30 typhoons that hit the islands annually. This is...
Why Do Doctors Wear Green Or Blue Scrubs?
Green may be well-suited to help doctors see better in the operating room.
Baby Red Panda "Adopted" by House Cat Found Dead
An autopsy on the cub, born at an Amsterdam zoo, showed the animal's windpipe filled with milk, indicating it had choked to death, officials report.
Novel Computational Model Describes The Speed At Which HIV Escapes The Immune Response
A new model illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study, in PLoS Computational Biology, incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune system.
Spotted Hyenas Can Increase Survival Rates By Hunting Alone
While spotted hyenas know the value of living together in large, cooperative societies, they also realize that venturing on their own now and then to hunt for food is often...
Archaea, Not Bacteria, Dominate Subseafloor Ecosystem
Biogeoscientists show evidence of 90 billion tons of microbial organisms -- expressed in terms of carbon mass -- living in the deep biosphere. This tonnage corresponds to about one-tenth of...
Skydiver killed by rotating propeller
Authorities say a skydiver was killed when she walked into a spinning aircraft propeller at an airfield in Estonia.
Animal tissue rejection advance
Scientists have found a way to overcome the problem of the human body rejecting animal parts used in transplants.