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Intersex fish in Potomac remains mystery
Washington Post - 4 Hours ago
In 2003, scientists discovered something startling in the Potomac, from which at least 3 million Washington area residents get their drinking water: Male fish were growing eggs. But six years later, a
Fish deaths remain mystery Witney Gazette
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Maize genome mapped - Premium content
Nature - 4 Hours ago
Hat off to these people working hard on the maize genome sequencing project. This is a great achievement. While the communities are celebrating this breakthrough, Science, Nature, and NSF should investigate
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Teensy Chameleon Is New Species (LiveScience.com)
Yahoo! News - 74 Minutes ago
A tiny chameleon species with a scaly horn atop its snout and blue dots on its limbs has been discovered in Tanzanian forests. "It would sit quite easily on one finger," said Andrew Marshall of the University
Teensy Chameleon Is New Species Yahoo! Green
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Genome-wide association studies in developing countries raise important new ethical
Genetic Engineering News - 2 Hours ago
Typically conducted in richer, developed countries but now increasingly done in the developing world, genome wide association (GWA) studies raise a host of ethical issues that must be addressed, argues
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Mutated IDH1 Gene Linked to Brain Cancer
Drug Discovery and Development - 4 Hours ago
Agios Pharmaceuticals' scientists have established, for the first time, that the mutated IDH1 gene has a novel enzyme activity consistent with a cancer-causing gene, or oncogene. This breakthrough discovery
Gene mutation 'key to glioma brain cancer growth' DNA India
Gene mutation â??key to glioma brain cancer growthâ?? FreshNews.in
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English Heritage seeks missing link as Darwin documents go online
Times Online - 2 Hours ago
A nationwide search has begun to find the jottings and sketches by Charles Darwin in his Galapagos notebook. The book, which proved so important for his treatise On the Origin of Species, has been missing
English Heritage seeks Darwins lost notes Times Online
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The deep sea world beyond sunlight
YubaNet - 73 Minutes ago
At 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: an odd transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into
Deep-sea world beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species on edge of Science Daily
The deep-sea world beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between Science Daily
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Fish reared in acidified water may be 'fatally attracted' to predators
BBC - 10 Hours ago
Acid oceans leave fish at more risk from predators Ocean acidification could cause fish to become "fatally attracted" to their predators, according to scientists. A team studying the effects of acidification
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Ridgewater Equity Reviews the Following Equities Human Genome Sci...
Zibb - 16 Hours ago
Companies: Advanced Battery Technologies Inc (ABAT), Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI), Intel Corp. (INTC), Intuit Inc. (INTU), Linn Energy LLC (LINE) Economic data fails to come to rescue for stocks
Ridgewater Equity Detailed Review on Western Refining Inc., North... Zibb
Ridgewater Equity Reviews the Following Equities Human Genome Sciences Inc., Intuit TradingMarkets
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Fig wasps travel further than any other insect
Guardian.co.uk - 11/23/2009
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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Thousands flock to village for sacrifice of 300,000 animals
Sydney Morning Herald - 5 Hours ago
Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress
Thousands flock to ��world��s biggest animal sacrifice�� Taipei Times Online
Thousands flock to 'world's biggest animal sacrifice' The New Nation
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In the Dark: Unusual Deep-Sea Species Documented [Slide Show]
Scientific American - 6 Hours ago
The darkest reaches of the ocean have long been thought of as a desolate biome. But as researchers send equipment down to document these mysterious depths, they are quickly learning not only that it is
Strange species of deep sea documented Erie Times-News
Deep-sea species fanciful, odd Columbus Dispatch
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New chameleon species discovered
Virgin Media - 5 Hours ago
36pm A conservationist has described his bizarre discovery of a new species of chameleon in an African forest. The tiny lizard came out of the mouth of a twig snake disturbed by Dr Andrew Marshall in
Photo of new chameleon species discovered in Tanzania Mongabay.com
Cute New Chameleon Discovered While Being Eaten by Snake Wired News
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ID bluefin tuna in sushi bars: researcher
CBC - 8 Hours ago
Tuna served in sushi bars should be labelled by species to allow eco-minded consumers to eat types that aren't endangered, says a Columbia University researcher. Researcher Jacob Lowenstein made the recommendation
NYC Sushi Contains Endangered Bluefin Tunaâ?¦ And Other Surpises, DNA Barcoding Discover Magazine
Why I Don't Miss Bluefin Sushi Atlantic Monthly
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Surface Bacteria Maintain Skin's Healthy Balance
Infection Control Today - 9 Hours ago
On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now shows that the normal bacteria
Normal bacteria on skin surface healthy: study Balita.org
Bacteria vital for healthy skin Yahoo! India
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Friendly bacteria keep your skin's defences in check
New Scientist - 16 Hours ago
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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Dynamic DNA methylation programs persistent adverse effects of early-life stress
Nature Neuroscience - 16 Hours ago
Nature Neuroscience 12, 1559 (2009). doi:10.1038/nn.2436 Authors: Chris Murgatroyd, Alexandre V Patchev, Yonghe Wu, Vincenzo Micale, Yvonne Bockmühl, Dieter Fischer, Florian Holsboer, Carsten T Wotjak,
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Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane proteins instruct discrete dendrite targeting
Nature Neuroscience - 16 Hours ago
Nature Neuroscience 12, 1542 (2009). doi:10.1038/nn.2442 Authors: Weizhe Hong, Haitao Zhu, Christopher J Potter, Gabrielle Barsh, Mitsuhiko Kurusu, Kai Zinn & Liqun Luo
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Pigment epithelium-derived growth factor: modulating adult neural stem cell self-renewal
Nature Neuroscience - 16 Hours ago
Nature Neuroscience 12, 1481 (2009). doi:10.1038/nn1209-1481 Authors: Andrew Chojnacki & Samuel Weiss The vascular niche-derived factor PEDF enhances Notch signaling in adult neural stem cells
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Experts warn against stem cell tourism
ABC Online - 16 Hours ago
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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Type-zero copper proteins
Laboratory Investigation - 16 Hours ago
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
Bioinorganic chemistry: Zeroing in on a new copper site Laboratory Investigation
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Nanofibrous biologic laminates replicate the form and function of the annulus fibrosus
Nature Materials - 17 Hours ago
Nature Materials 8, 986 (2009). doi:10.1038/nmat2558 Authors: Nandan L. Nerurkar, Brendon M. Baker, Sounok Sen, Emily E. Wible, Dawn M. Elliott & Robert L. Mauck
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Thermo Fisher Scientific reaches 50th-issue milestone
Separation Science - 18 Hours ago
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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Membrane trafficking: IFT proteins play a new game
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - 22 Hours ago
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
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - 22 Hours ago
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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