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ScienceShot: Comet Revealed as a Giant Dog Bone
The first close-ups of comet Hartley 2 show how strung out a dirty snowball can be
Dr. Georges Mathé, Transplant Pioneer, Dies at 88
An experiment of Dr. Mathé‘s was called the first successful bone marrow transplant not performed on identical twins.
McMaster researchers say not all stem cells the same
Until now it's been thought that human stem cell lines are all identical and possess the same ability to differentiate, or change into more specific cell types. But new research...
A mystery solved: How genes are selectively silenced
Our genetic material is often compared to a book. However, it is not so much like a novel to be read in one piece, but rather like a cookbook. The...
Four new psoriasis 'hotspots' identified
Scientists at the University of Michigan Heath System and their collaborators have found four new DNA "hotspots" that may one day help guide new treatments for psoriasis, one of the...
Acid reflux, functional dyspepsia have significant impact on disordered sleep
Among the findings of three new studies, patients with functional dyspepsia were 3.25 times more likely to have disordered sleep than healthy controls; and the muscle-relaxant and antispastic drug baclofen...
Humans Help Borneo Orangutans Meet Mates
Conservationists Use Old Fire Hoses to Form Bridges Between Isolated Forests, Linking Endangered Communities
Mystery Bird: Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
This demystified mystery bird species is both dichromatic and dimorphicMontagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus, photographed at Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, Africa. Image: Dan Logen, 8 January 2010 [with binoculars].Nikon D300s, 600 mm lens, ISO...
Special Report: The problem with phthalates
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Imagine a child sitting in his classroom, gazing through the window at the rain. He picks up his pencil and chews distractedly on the eraser at its...
Major weeds resist herbicide
Annual ryegrass, the weed with major effects on Australian crops, has been found to be resistant to herbicide.
Monitoring mozzie diseases
Outbreaks of Ross River and Barmah Forest virus diseases are being reported in affected regions to allow for precautions to be taken.
Perils of Germy Electronics Explained
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Shares Tips to Help Keeping You, Your Family Safe from Harmful Viruses, Bacteria on Surfaces
Malaria PSA uses humor to spread disease awareness
(AP) -- A new public service announcement irreverently suggests one way to solve the malaria problem in Africa: Recruit a cadre of sexy mosquitoes called La Femme Mosquita to...
Budgie flutters hearts on frigate – eats, tweets, then dies
Pet adrift off Devon coast finds sanctuary on navy ship, but gets burial at sea after suspected heart attack during alarm soundingThe last day in the life of Bostie the budgie was...
Jellyfish Attacks With Stealth
The innocuously named sea walnut, a jellyfish, is actually an effective and stealthy predator, according to scientists.
Lemur play is on solid ground
Unless it leads to sex, adult male primates usually aren't very playful. Except if theyre Silky sifakas.
Scientists perform genome-wide study of human stem cells
A team of scientists from Singapore led by the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), two biomedical research institutes of Singapore's...
Jail cell science
You never know where you might find some intrepid scientists trying to unlock some of nature's mysteries. Forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni came up with an idea that brings science to...
Scientists turn stem cells into cells for cartilage repair
(PhysOrg.com) -- Manchester scientists have turned embryonic stem cells into the cells that produce cartilage, which could be used to repair damaged and diseased joints.
Genetic test to predict early menopause
The first research from the Breakthrough Generations Study could lead to a test to predict a woman's reproductive lifespan.
'People don't get biodiversity'
Jane Smart, of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, explains how the human race is dependent for its survival on biodiversity.
Get the lead out
Scientists estimate that more than 10 million birds and other animals die each year from lead poisoning in the United States. The EPA could change that.For decades a silent epidemic...
Key difference in how TB bacteria degrade doomed proteins
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have discovered a key difference in the way human cells and Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which...
Mice that 'smell' light could help us better understand olfaction
Harvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can 'smell' light, providing a potent new tool that could help researchers better understand the neural basis of olfaction...
Are Squid Fisheries Intrinsically Sustainable?
The Squid Symposium ended on Friday, and on Saturday those of us who were still here in La Paz took a day trip to Isla Espiritu Santo, a gorgeous island...
Getting Touchy-Feely With Cilia
A cilium is a subunit of a cell that sticks out like a hair. They are quite common in animals--a human has cilia on almost every cell, and cilium failures...
Of worms and women: Common causes for reproductive decline with age
In worms as in women, fertility declines at a rate that far exceeds the onset of other aging signs. And now a new report suggests that worms' and humans' biological...
Crocheted coral exhibit carries environmental warning
From afar, a casual viewer could mistake the coral reefs on display at Washington's Natural History Museum for the real thing, but in fact, it's colorful crochet artwork with an...