Archive: 11/08/2007
The genetic basis of inbreeding avoidance in house mice
A new study appearing online on November 8th in Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, offers new insight into how wild house mice avoid mating with their relatives. The mice rely on a diverse set of specially evolve ...
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Researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds around some common lawn grasses
Certain varieties of common fescue lawn grass come equipped with their own natural broad-spectrum herbicide that inhibits the growth of weeds and other plants around them.
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Nov 08, 2007 |
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Research studies ozone, good and bad
Depending on its altitude, ozone can be either friend or foe. Thanks to new research led by The University of Western Ontario, scientists will now have a better understanding of ozone, its origin and the role – good or bad ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 08, 2007 |
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Study examines association between weight amount and cause of death
The association between weight and causes of death can vary considerably, with obesity associated with a significantly increased mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), underweight associated with increased mortality ...
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Paying peanuts for clean water
Peanut husks, one of the biggest food industry waste products, could be used to extract environmentally damaging copper ions from waste water, according to researchers in Turkey. Writing in the Inderscience publication the ...
Nov 08, 2007 |
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Drought helps control carp in regional waterways
The on-going drought is having at least one positive spin-off - fewer carp are being distributed through our inland waterways.
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Nov 08, 2007 |
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Progress toward new therapies for coronary artery disease
Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of mortality in Western countries. It cannot be cured. Recent research, led by Pilar Ruiz-Lozano, Ph.D., at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, may lead to new therapies ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Energy From Hot Rocks
Two UC Davis geologists are taking part in the Iceland Deep Drilling Project, an international effort to learn more about the potential of geothermal energy, or extracting heat from rocks.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 08, 2007 |
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Toys recalled because of lead paint
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of six Chinese-manufactured toys because of excessive levels of lead.
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