Archive: 07/02/2007
Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide clues about human infertility
Lyon, France: A tiny, blind, hairless subterranean rodent that lives in social colonies in the harsh, semi-arid conditions of Africa could shed light on stress-related infertility in humans, the 23rd annual meeting of the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Time-lapse recordings reveal why IVF embryos are more likely to develop into twins
Evidence gathered from time-lapse recordings of the formation of early embryos (blastocysts) in the laboratory has revealed why embryos created via IVF and undergoing extended culture are more likely to develop into twins ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Effective new biodiversity data access portal
A new internet tool (http://data.gbif.org) was launched today by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The launch event took place at an international meeting for scientific and technical advice to the Partie ...
Biology /
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Allergy molecule identified
A vital molecule for resistance to food allergy has been identified and offers a potential target for therapy.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Making waves: New research could minimize the impact of future tsunami
For the first time, a team of experts is preparing to create tsunami in a controlled environment in order to study their effects on buildings and coastlines - ultimately paving the way for the design of new ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Why we learn from our mistakes
Psychologists from the University of Exeter have identified an 'early warning signal' in the brain that helps us avoid repeating previous mistakes. Published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, their research identi ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Early fire risk for mountains near Los Angeles
Researchers at the University of Utah and elsewhere have developed a new way to predict when vegetation dries to the point it is most vulnerable to large-scale fires in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 02, 2007 |
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