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for the Week of August 29 to September 5, 2010
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Posted 2010-09-04:
- Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
- Helping corn-based plastics take more heat
- Next step in evolution? A technical life form that passes on knowledge and experience
- Most new farmland in tropics comes from slashing forests, research shows
- Why fish oils work swimmingly against inflammation and diabetes
- Many urban streams harmful to aquatic life following winter pavement deicing
Posted 2010-09-04:
- Ants take on Goliath role in protecting trees in the savanna from elephants
- Mechanisms and function of a type of mysterious immune cell discovered
- Giant Greenland iceberg -- largest in the northern hemisphere -- enters Nares Strait
- Brainy worms: Scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms
- Capsaicin can act as co-carcinogen, study finds; Chili pepper component linked to skin cancer
- Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
- Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large, study finds
- Miniature auto differential helps tiny aerial robots stay aloft
- Chemists develop simple technique to visualize atomic-scale structures
- Cigarette smoke may contribute to lung inflammation through a new chemical pathway
- Scientists listen to faint sounds inside insects using atomic force microscopy
- Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings
- Molecules involved in 'touch' identified: Could lead to new treatments for pain, deafness and cardiac function
- How do organisms make dietary choices?
- Model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis unveiled
- New type of anti-malarial compound discovered
- Cuckoo chicks in Zebra finches: Eggs from other females can be found in every fifth nest
- Scientists develop new method to identify glycosylated proteins
- Edible nanostructures: Compounds made from renewable materials could be used for gas storage, food technologies
- How the male common snipe 'flies the flag' to get the girl
- ‘Green wall’ technology could double the plant diversity of the River Thames through London
- Natural disasters do not necessarily create peace, research finds
- Britain leads world for environmentally friendly burials
- Borderland Russians
Posted 2010-09-03:
- Water in Earth's mantle key to survival of oldest continents
- Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections
- New app shows 2-D structure of thousands of RNA molecules
- Ozone depletion: Paving the way for identification of rogue CFC release
- Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
- Deepwater Horizon spill: New method successfully predicted how oil would spread
- Ancient brew masters tapped antibiotic secrets
- Mineral physicists find new scenery at Earth's core-mantle boundary
- Getting a tail up on conservation? New method for measuring lizard weight from size
- Too much aluminum in infant formulas, UK researchers find
- Decrease in global carbon dioxide emissions; CO<sub>2</sub> from China, India on the rise
- Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study finds
- Probing for principles underlying animal flock patterns: A model system for group behavior of nanomachines
- Metal-mining bacteria are green chemists
- Live imaging puts new light on stem cell division
- New solar prediction system gives time to prepare for the storms ahead
- Economic theory suggests symbiosis is driven by simple self-interest, not rewards or punishment
- NASA and NOAA's newest GOES satellite ready for action
- Less waste with shelf-life indicator for food
- Connection between light at night and cancer suggested by new study
Posted 2010-09-02:
- 'Charitable' behavior found in bacteria
- Navigation satellites contend with stormy Sun
- Capacity for exercise can be inherited: Finding suggests pharmaceutical drugs can be used to alter activity levels in humans
- Are wolves saving Yellowstone's aspen trees from elk?
- Study shows increased risk of heart attack from physical exertion at altitude and low temperatures during winter sports vacations
- Nanobiotechnology advances point to medical applications
- Climate change implicated in decline of horseshoe crabs
- Researchers exploring 'fusion strategy' against E. coli
- Evolution rewritten, again and again
- Girls' early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy
- Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
- Researchers develop simulation to better understand the effects of sound on marine life
- Off-the-shelf dyes improve solar cells
- Lima beans domesticated twice
- Diverse diet of veggies may decrease lung cancer risk
- Moderate coffee consumption improves aortic distensibility in hypertensive elderly individuals, study finds
- In drought-prone Sahel, scientists roll out innovative system for producing vegetables
- Virus related to smallpox rising sharply in Africa
- A decade of studying the Earth's magnetic shield, in 3-D
- Seafood stewardship questionable, experts argue
- Snail mail beats phones to help feds sustain ample fish stocks in US coastal waters
Posted 2010-09-01:
- Marine animals suggest evidence for a trans-Antarctic seaway
- Treatment for S. aureus skin infection works in mouse model
- Extensive relict coral reef found in southern Pacific
- Human activity may have boosted shellfish size, archaeological study shows
- Shifting ozone hole exposed South America to more ultraviolet light in 2009
- Whale sharks may produce many litters from one mating, paternity test shows
- Multiple sclerosis activity changes with the seasons, research finds
- Networks -- not size -- give cities competitive advantage
- Carnivore species shrank during global warming event
- Adult mammary stem cells in mice identified and isolated for first time
- Hybrid protein tools developed for gene cutting and editing
- Step toward a new sunscreen? Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer
- Acidifying oceans spell bleak marine biological future 'by end of century', Mediterranean research finds
- Vulnerability in commercial quantum cryptography
- Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle: Shock-synthesized diamonds said to prove catastrophic impact killed off N. American megafauna can't be found
- Shallow water habitats important for young salmon and trout
- Tracking marine animal travel
Posted 2010-08-31:
- First clear evidence of organized feasting by early humans
- Research produces tools to study stallions' subfertility
- 'Stocky dragon' dinosaur, relative of Velociraptor, terrorized Late Cretaceous Europe
- Scientists bring new species of turtle out of its shell
- Batteries for battery powered cars are more environmentally friendly than expected
- Octopus mimics flatfish and flaunts it
- Forest fire smoke in the stratosphere: New insights into pyrocumulonimbus clouds
- New view of tectonic plates: Computer modeling of Earth's mantle flow, plate motions, and fault zones
- 'Biosensors' on four feet detect animals infected with bird flu
- Wonder of the natural world: Key to Christmas Island's red crab migration discovered
- Cinnamon extracts may reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease, study suggests
- Hyperspectral imaging speeds detection of Campylobacter
- Progress on vaccine for 'Ich,' bane of fish farms and home aquarium hobbyists
- Core knowledge of tree fruit expands with apple genome sequencing
- Making an explosive double date with Russian volcanoes
Posted 2010-08-30:
- Tiny gulf sea creature could shed light on oil spill’s impact
- Exposure to low doses of BPA alters gene expression in the fetal mouse ovary
- Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb
- Bacteria make thrift a habit, researchers find
- Fertilizer chemicals linked to animal developmental woes
- Ugly Betty forced to aim for Average Joe, house sparrow study finds
- Scientists unveil structure of adenovirus, the largest high-resolution complex ever found
- Ant colonies shed light on metabolism
- Genetic test finds healthiest fish for breeding
Posted 2010-08-28:
- Black rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants
- Shrinking atmospheric layer linked to low levels of solar radiation
- Lethal backfire: Green odor with fatal consequences for voracious caterpillars
- Wheat's genetic code cracked: Draft sequence coverage of genome to aid global food shortage
- Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs
- Mayan water reservoir in Mexican rainforest: Archaeologists find huge artificial lake with ceramic-lined floor
- Neuron-damaging mechanism discovered in mouse model of inherited ALS
- On organic coffee farm, complex interactions keep pests under control
- Artificial enzyme removes natural poison
- Genomes of two ant species sequenced: Clues to their extraordinary social behavior
- Light, circadian rhythms affect vast range of physiological, behavioral functions
- Vitamin A increases the presence of HIV in breast milk, studies suggest
- Scientists concerned about environmental impact of recycling of e-waste
- El Niños are growing stronger, NASA/NOAA study finds
- Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish genomes reveals diversity, history
- Novel mechanism protects plants against freezing; Insights could add to understanding of drought tolerance also
- Macrophages: The 'defense' cells that help throughout the body
- Genetic rarity found: A mutation that restores health
- First 3-D atomic view of key genetic processes
- Acidity regulates cell membrane synthesis
- 'Greening' your flat screen TV: Engineers develop an organic LED light source for home electronics, medicine and clean energy
- Adulteration of milk products and pet food with melamine underscores weaknesses of traditional methods, experts say
- Metop-A completes 20,000th orbit
Posted 2010-08-27:
- North American continent is a layer cake, scientists discover
- Healthy ears hear the first sound, ignoring the echoes, barn owl study finds
- Coral off Puerto Rico's coast 'ideal case study' for Gulf oil spill's impact
- Toward safer foods for human consumption with anthrax protection
- Ants use multiple antibiotics as weed killers
- 'Soyscreen': Sunscreen for fungus to expand biological control of crop pests
- 'Legacy of Katrina' report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of children
- Use the common cold virus to target and disrupt cancer cells?
- Supplement produces a 'striking' endurance boost
- Tofu ingredient yields formaldehyde-free glue for plywood and other wood products
- Federal school lunches -- but not breakfasts -- linked to childhood obesity, research finds
- 'Dry water' could make a big splash commercially, help fight global warming
- Cement, the glue that holds oyster families together
- Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source
- Thar she blows! Novel method for collecting dolphin DNA
- Banana plantain fibers could treat Crohn's disease, research suggests
- Students help harness fog to quench Moroccans' thirst
- Natural selection alone can explain eusociality, scientists say
- Buzz off: Popular insect repellents pack a powerful 'one-two' punch
- Why fish don't freeze in the Arctic Ocean: Chemists unmask natural antifreeze
- BPA and testosterone levels: First evidence for small changes in men
- Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
- Deadly bat fungus found in several European countries
- A 'great fizz' of carbon dioxide was produced at the end of the last ice age
- Wild Southeast Asian porcupines under threat due to illegal hunting, researchers find
- Supercomputers help track species affected by Gulf oil spill
- Genome comparison of ants establishes new model species for molecular research
Posted 2010-08-26:
- Freeze or run? Not that simple: Scientists discover neural switch that controls fear
- Serengeti highway would disrupt world's greatest migration, conservationists warn
- A dog's life: Physiotherapy for arthritic pets
- Growing drought-tolerant crops inching forward
- Solar System may be 2 million years older than we thought, meteorite analysis suggests
- Antiviral gene helps suppress jumping of AIDS viruses between host species
- Strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements
- Evolution writ small: Physical effects of evolution measured at molecular scale
- Seeing the world with new eyes: Biosynthetic corneas restore vision in humans
- Juicing up laptops and cell phones with soda pop or vegetable oil?
- Tiny, new, pea-sized frog is old world's smallest
- Deepwater oil plume in Gulf degraded by microbes, study shows
- Nanobiotechnology-manipulated light particles used to accelerate algae growth
- Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
- Did ancient coffee houses lay the groundwork for modern consumerism?
- How giant tortoises, alligators thrived in High Arctic 50 million years ago
- Researchers zero in on protein that destroys HIV
- Can the world be powered mainly by solar and wind energy?
- True causes for extinction of cave bear revealed: More human expansion than climate change
- New evidence on how cranberry juice fights bacteria that cause urinary tract infections
- Cactus genes connect modern Mexico to its prehistoric past
- Disasters especially tough on people with disabilities, mental disorders
- High-born hyena sons benefit their entire life
- New mechanism behind cellular energy conversion discovered
Posted 2010-08-25:
- Salmon baby food? Babies need omega-3s and a taste for fish, scientist says
- LEDs promise brighter future, not necessarily greener
- Fires and floods key to dinosaur island secrets
- RNA snippets control protein production by disabling mRNAs
- Sea level to rise even with aggressive geo-engineering and greenhouse gas control, study finds
- Widely used herbicide, atrazine, causes prostate inflammation in male rats and delays puberty
- Gene responsible for neurodegenerative disease in dogs, possibly in humans, discovered
- Reshaping the gut microbiome could herald new treatments for bowel diseases
- Americans using less energy, more renewables
- Health diagnosis made simpler: Bioengineers design device to help detect diseases quickly
- Bug with bifocals baffles biologists
- Could the answer to cleaning up the Gulf Coast oil spill lie in geometry?
- Historic buildings may be better protected from climate change with new forecast method
- Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging
- Dogs may not be' man’s best friend' during hay fever season
- Plants give up some deep secrets of drought resistance
- Potential HIV drug keeps virus out of cells
- Tropically speaking, NASA investigates precipitation shapes, sizes for severity
- New analysis weighs lost trade, costs to control invasive species against economic damages
- Darwin's family tree re-discovered
Posted 2010-08-24:
- Polyphenol antioxidants inhibit iron absorption
- Function of proteins can enhance the progression of viruses and cancer cells
- Drugging the undruggable: Advances toward next generation of disease fighters
- What the locals ate 10,000 years ago
- NASA images show anatomy of Pakistan flood disaster
- Ancient microbes responsible for breathing life into ocean 'deserts'
- Rheumatoid arthritis signaling protein reverses Alzheimer's disease in mouse model
- Self-cleaning technology from Mars can keep terrestrial solar panels dust free
- Ancient Chinese medicine may help chemotherapy patients
- Study of cell division sheds light on special mechanism in egg cells
- Barbastelle bat uses a sneaky hunting strategy to catch its prey
- Better way to grow stem cells developed
- Delaying fat digestion to curb appetite
- Researchers advance understanding of enzyme that regulates DNA
- Bottled tea beverages may contain fewer polyphenols than brewed tea
- Novel 'antisense' therapies protect primates from lethal Ebola and Marburg viruses
- Electrifying findings: New ways of boosting healthful antioxidant levels in potatoes
- Limiting ocean acidification under global change
- Road signs and traffic signals on DNA: Physical model describes the distribution of nucleosome
Posted 2010-08-23:
- Avian influenza virus may persist on feathers fallen from domestic ducks
- New compound may be effective against Chagas' disease
- Bar-tailed godwit sets record for long-distance flight
- A tale of two atolls
Posted 2010-08-22:
- Virus may act as 'evolution-proof' biopesticide against malaria
- Big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault, research shows
- Newly identified RNA sequence is key in microRNA processing
- Lowering Daisy's emissions: Battle against agricultural climate offenders
- Drought drives decade-long decline in plant growth
Posted 2010-08-21:
- Smart fungus disarms plant, animal and human immunity
- Mapping out pathways to better soybeans
- Is the ice in the Arctic Ocean getting thinner?
- Geologists revisit Earth's Great Oxygenation Event: More like the 'Great Redox Evolution'
- How flies set their cruising altitude
- Italian youths who drink with meals are less often adult problem-drinkers
- Widespread floating plastic debris found in the western North Atlantic Ocean
- Old drug holds promise against opportunistic lung bug
- Stomach bacteria need vitamin to establish infection, research finds
- Green leafy vegetables reduce diabetes risk, study finds
- Deep plumes of oil could cause dead zones in the Gulf
- Brain gene expression changes when honey bees go the distance
- Scientists pry new information from disease-causing, shellfish-borne bacterium
- How the storehouses of plant cells are formed
- Scientist IDs genes that promise to make biofuel production more efficient, economical
- Human neural stem cells restore motor function in mice with chronic spinal cord injury
- New ways to chart our maritime past
Posted 2010-08-20:
- Scientists map and confirm origin of large, underwater hydrocarbon plume in Gulf
- Dogs' family status depends on family's locale
- New genetic tool helps improve rice
- Paper wasps punish peers for misrepresenting their might
- Slowing urban sprawl, adding forests curb floods and help rivers
- Targeting hit-and-run cancer viruses
- Bees warm up with a drink, too!
- Brightness on fluorescent probes used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins increased
- Ancient 'terror bird' used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer
- Moderate drinking, especially wine, associated with better cognitive function
- Too hot to handle: Impacts of climate change on mussels
- Discovery may aid search for anti-aging drugs: Gene's action may help explain why restricting diet lengthens life in animals
- Creation of the first frozen repository for Hawaiian coral
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