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Dingo Urine Offers Humane Solution To Kangaroo Cull
Tasmania's marsupials have been offered a life-line by researchers utilizing cutting edge science involving fresh dingo urine. Historically, Tasmania's logging industry has used 1080 poison, shooting and more recently cyanide...
New Insights Into Hidden World Of Protein Folding
The proteins upon which life depends share an attribute with paper airplanes: Unless folded properly, they just won't fly. Proteins, long and linear when first made, must fold into specific...
Genetically modified viruses fight cancer
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered viruses genetically designed to kill cancer cells might offer a new strategy for treating incurable brain tumors.
Bird family tree highlights weak branches
LONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- British researchers say a new evolutionary family tree shows British birds showing population decline are clustered on the same branches.
From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree leaves control their own temperature, Penn study reveals
The temperature inside a healthy, photosynthesizing tree leaf is affected less by outside environmental temperature than originally believed, according to new research from biologists at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bee species outnumber mammals and birds combined
Scientists have discovered that there are more bee species than previously thought. In the first global accounting of bee species in over a hundred years, John S. Ascher, a research...
Taking the temperature of the no-fly zone
Flies, unlike humans, can't manipulate the temperature of their surroundings so they need to pick the best spot for flourishing. New Brandeis University research in this week's Nature reveals that...
Chemical Engineering Researchers Identify Biofilms That Cause Infections
Understanding the way bacterial cells "talk" to each other could lead to more effective methods for fighting the often persistent and serious infections caused by the biofilms they form, says...
What's Mine Is Mine: Brain Scans Reveal What's Behind The Aversion To Loss Of Possessions
Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult to part with your stuff? A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the...
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Eye-damaged mice lose sight of the time
Mice lacking some retinal cells have an altered body clock.
Can you hear black holes collide?
A team of gravitational-wave researchers from four universities has been selected to exhibit at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Need MicroRNA Processing? Get Smad
In a study published in Nature, researchers at Tufts report that Smad proteins regulate microRNA (miRNA) processing. Understanding the role of Smad proteins enables researchers to investigate abnormal miRNA processing,...
The winding road from ideas to income
Huge numbers of offices have been established over the past 30 years to help university researchers take their discoveries from the lab to the clinic. Meredith Wadman assesses their success.
Translational research: A case history
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research is focused on translating research into cures. Helen Pearson investigates whether its sometimes unusual methods are producing results.
A Fierce Predator Makes a Home in the Suburbs
The fisher’s ability to adapt quickly astounds biologists, who see it as a conservation success, but it has also cultivated a reputation as a killer of small pets.
Bees' right side may learn faster
Research has found that bees may use the left and right hemispheres of the brain for different functions, a process previously not known to occur in invertebrates.
Novel Targeted Therapy Reduces Chemoresistance In Mouse Model Of Melanoma
A novel small molecule inhibitor reduced both endogenous and drug-induced resistance to chemotherapy in a mouse model of melanoma. The NF-ºB pathway is often active in human cancers and promotes...
Biologists call for balloon ban
Marine conservationists want a ban on mass balloon releases because of the damage they can do to wildlife.
Blackbird and greenfinch identified as at risk
Greenfinches, ptarmigans and blackbirds could be among the next British birds sliding towards extinction
VIDEO: Flowers Losing Their Scents?
Air pollution may be stifling flowers' sweet smells, making it harder for bees and other pollinators to find them, say University of Virginia researchers.
Books of The Times: A Doctor Finds Miracles in Medicine
In this collection, the writer-physician Sherwin B. Nuland explores phenomena that can’t be explained by modern science — and challenge his profession’s often unreflective reliance on technology.
Personal Best: Real Thought for Food for Long Workouts
How much truth is there to the myth that athletes should have a protein and carbohydrates mix within a certain time frame after workouts or else they risk slowing their...
Observatory: Link Between Signaling and Physiology in Birds May Be Two-Way Street
New research with barn swallows suggests that sexual signaling can alter an animal’s physiology.
Understanding Delayed Puberty: Scientists Study Migration Of Neurons That Enable Sexual Maturity in Zebrafish
Scientists are watching a small group of neurons that enable sexual maturity and fertility make a critical journey: from where they form, near the developing nose, to deep inside the...
Pesticide failure blamed for declining bee population
Pesticides designed to protect honeybees are losing their effectiveness, say agricultural researchers, leading to a second year in a row of heavy colony losses across Canada.
Study of guanacos launched in Chile
The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a study in Chile's Karukinka reserve on Tierra del Fuego to help protect the guanaco - a wild cousin of the llama that...
Egypt Mummies Moved for DNA Tests; Pharaoh Among Them?
Three mummies recently taken from their tombs in Luxor to undergo exhaustive DNA analysis might include Thutmose I, who ruled from 1504 to 1492 B.C.