Archive: 10/14/2008
Modern genetics vs. ancient frog-killing fungus
Scientists at the University of Idaho currently are involved in a CSI-like investigation of a killer known to have been running rampant for the past decade. But the killer's name can't be found on the FBI's Most Wanted list. ...
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New fossil reveals primates lingered in Texas
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Scientists discover cause of weakness in marine animal hybrids
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown for the first time that a genetic malfunction found in marine crustaceans called copepods likely explains why populations of animals ...
Biology /
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Blowing bubbles on a nanoscale
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are puzzled by the nanobubbles that can develop on surfaces under water. It should be impossible for them to exist but nevertheless they remain intact for hours. They are something ...
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Russian spacecraft docks with space station
(PhysOrg.com) -- Commander Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov of the 18th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-13 to the Earth-facing port of the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Vitamin K does not stem BMD decline in postmenopausal women with osteopenia
In a randomized controlled trial called the "Evaluate the Clinical use of vitamin K Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia" (ECKO) trial, Angela Cheung and colleagues at the University of Toronto found that ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Farmers can spot lame sheep, but fail to prevent footrot spread
Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the open access journal BMC Ve ...
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