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Normal bacteria on skin surface healthy: study
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(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Normal bacteria living on the skin are good for our health, a new study has found. According to a study by the University of California,
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Fig wasps travel further than any other insect
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The tiny creatures can cover 100 miles in two days Fig wasps can travel at speeds of 17mph. Photograph: Robert F. Sisson/National Geographic/ At just 1.5mm in size, the fig wasp is easily missed. But
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Type-zero copper proteins
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Nature Chemistry 1, 711 (2009). doi:10.1038/nchem.412 Authors: Kyle M. Lancaster, Serena DeBeer George, Keiko Yokoyama, John H. Richards & Harry B. Gray Copper-containing proteins can be classified
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Friendly bacteria keep your skin's defences in check
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Being caked in germs sounds unpleasant, but 'friendly' bacteria living on our skin may have the vital role of keeping in check inflammation triggered by injury and unwanted bacteria. The discovery extends
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Experts warn against stem cell tourism
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Stem cell specialists are warning of the dangers of medical tourism, saying unproven stem cell therapy overseas could leave patients worse off. For many people with conditions like spinal injury, multiple
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Thermo Fisher Scientific reaches 50th-issue milestone
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Reaches 50th-Issue Milestone Thermo Fisher Scientific has celebrated the 50th issue of its popular mass spectrometry e-newsletter â?? Critical Mass. The e-newsletter is aimed
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Over 17,000 exotic new marine species 'discovered'
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LONDON: Scientists have discovered 17,000 exotic new species in a decade-long exploration which has also revealed their alien ways to eke out a living in the perpetual darkness of the deep ocean. Among
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Membrane trafficking: IFT proteins play a new game
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 10, 812 (2009). doi:10.1038/nrm2811 Author: Francesca Cesari Primary cilia are present on most eukaryotic cells, where they function as sensory organelles
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DNA replication: Cohesin on the fork
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 10, 814 (2009). doi:10.1038/nrm2810 Author: Kim Baumann Sister chromatid cohesion ensures proper chromosome segregation and is mediated by the cohesin complex
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Corn Genome Sequencing Complete
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Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public
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Tree-eating bugs threaten Monarch butterfly
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MORELIA, Mexico -- The mysterious Monarch butterfly, which migrates en masse annually between Canada and Mexico, is now facing a new peril: another insect thriving in Western Mexican forests. Some 8,000
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
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A flesh model of the head of PancakeCroc (above) and its fossil lower jaw are seen in an image courtesy of National Geographic. PancakeCroc was a fish eater with a 3-foot-long, pancake-flat skull. It
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US research team completes cassava draft geno...
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Chennai: In a major scientific breakthrough, a team of academia, government and industry researchers in the US has completed a first draft of the cassava (manihot esculenta) genome. Cassava is a root
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Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome
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The completion of a high-quality sequence of the maize (corn) genome was announced in the cover story of the 20 November issue of Science. This new maize sequence provides significant refinements over
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