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Researchers track evolution and spread of drug-resistant bacteria across hospitals and continents

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An international team of researchers has used high resolution genome sequencing to track a particularly virulent strain of MRSA as it travelled between South America, Europe and Southeast Asia. The...

The MRSA bacteria mutates quickly as it spreads

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Antibiotic-resistant microbe's detailed family tree reveals roots of the global infection

Tobacco plant thwarts caterpillar onslaught by opening flowers in the morning

13 years ago from Science Daily

Plants attract insect pollinators to ensure reproduction. However, female moths are also threatening to the plant: attracted by the flower's scent, they lay eggs on the leaves, and voracious caterpillars...

Greedy Virus Helps Spread Disease

13 years ago from Science NOW

By keeping a cell to itself, vaccinia forces other viruses to continue infecting [Read more]

Microbe's poison linked to fish kills

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BALTIMORE, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A microbe linked to toxic algae blooms in the Chesapeake Bay emits a poison to protect itself and to stun its equally tiny prey,...

If a Bear Gives Birth in the Woods...

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Lily The Black Bear, An Internet Star, Gives Birth To Cub In Her Den In Northeastern Minnesota

Science Clamps Down On Chimpanzee Smugglers

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Research published in BMC Ecology suggests that genetics may provide valuable clues as to how to crack down on the animal smuggling trade, while also helping to safely reintroduce rescued...

Sunflower DNA map could yield fuel

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A $10.5 million research project aimed at mapping the DNA sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a towering new variety for both food and fuel. ...

Microbial Life in Mars Analog Lakes

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The first microbiological survey of Mars analog lakes in Western Australia is offering new evidence of the diverse life that could have once thrived on Mars.

Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards

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A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have...

How does an outfielder know where to run for a fly ball?

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While baseball fans still rank 'The Catch' by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series as one of the greatest baseball moments of all times, scientists see the feat as...

Feds allege crime in death of wild jaguar in Ariz.

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(AP) -- Investigators say a contractor and possibly an Arizona Game and Fish Department employee acted criminally in the death of what was believed to be the last living...

Nature crisis 'must be tackled'

13 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

This year's UN biodiversity agreement is likely to hone in on the underlying causes of nature degradation.

Engineered cells give light show

13 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Scientists have produced a very unusual light show by engineering bacterial cells to fluoresce in synchrony.

Identification of the gene responsible for a new form of adult muscular dystrophy

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A study published in today's online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy. The research team led...

Wnt Signaling Key in Rare Skin Disease

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Researchers have discovered that Wnt signaling is involved in the development of pachydermoperiostosis.

Monarch butterfly migration in jeopardy

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LAWRENCE, Kan., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The number of Monarch butterflies spending the winter in Mexico has dropped to an all-time low, due in part to storms, a Kansas...

Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton Creates Growing Weed-Control Issues for Farmers

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Farmers who use herbicide-tolerant crops face a growing challenge from herbicide-tolerant and herbicide-resistant weeds, which are evolving and spreading across cropland.

Books of The Times: Conservation as a Matter of Managing People

13 years ago from NY Times Science

A continent-hopping examination of the rewilding movement, which stresses the restoration of animal habitats and the importance of migration corridors.

New study focuses on protein dynamics

13 years ago from Physorg

A discovery by associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Brian Baker and his research group at the University of Notre Dame reveals the importance of dynamic motion by proteins involved...

Egypt Mufti: Muslim Ringtones "Demeaning"

13 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Top Cleric Issues Fatwa Urging Muslims to Stop Using Quranic Verses, Calls to Prayer on Cell Phones

Water still has a few secrets to tell

13 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are used to thinking of water as a substance with relatively few secrets left. Its basic structure has been studied by high school students for decades, and...

The pink gene

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Far Eastern diners are partial to a variety of sweet, pink-skinned tomato. Dr Asaph Aharoni of the Weizmann Institute's Plant Sciences Department has now revealed the gene that's responsible for...

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how tendons shape developing bones

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Bones, muscles and tendons work together to provide the perfect balance between stability and movement in the skeleton. Now, Weizmann Institute scientists show that this partnership begins in the embryo,...

Tullow makes 'significant' find in Ghana

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LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- London-listed Tullow Oil announced a "significant" find in its Tweneboa-2 exploratory appraisal well located in the deep waters off the coast of Ghana.

Record number of manatees counted in Fla.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife officials counted more than 5,000 manatees, a record number, suggesting the endangered marine mammals are on the rebound, officials said.

Key piece of puzzle sheds light on function of ribosomes

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When ribosomes produce protein in all living cells, they do so through a chemical reaction that happens so fast that scientists have been puzzled. Using large quantum mechanical calculations of...

Plan: Adopt Sumatran tigers to save them

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JAKARTA, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Indonesia may let people adopt critically endangered Sumatran tigers born in captivity for $100,000 a pair to help save them from extinction, officials said.