News tagged with compared
Mapping the genomes of crocodiles and alligators -- It's not for the faint of heart
(Phys.org) -- David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! "If it can't bite you, it's not interesting," he jokes.
May 22, 2012 |
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Foxtail millet genome sequence completed
BGI, in cooperation with Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Science, has completed the genome sequence and analysis of foxtail millet (Setaria italica), the second-most widely planted species of millet. This study provid ...
May 13, 2012 |
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Self-reflective mind: Psychologists report on continuing advances in animals
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to one of the leading scholars in the field, there is an emerging consensus among scientists that animals share functional parallels with humans' conscious metacognition -- that ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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New study explores proteins in Yellowstone bacteria for biofuel inspiration
Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone's hot springs are furthering efforts at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center toward commercially viable ethanol production from crops such as switchgrass.
Feb 14, 2012 |
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A new technique identifies corpses by comparing the skull with a picture of the subject alive
University of Granada researchers have developed a new forensic identification technique that compares the skull with one or several pictures of the subject while still alive. This system is based on the forensic identification ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Genome tree of life is largest yet for seed plants
Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, The New York Botanical Garden, and New York University have created the largest genome-based tree of life for seed plants ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Taking the heat: Asian elephants simply 'ride out' high daytime heat load
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna's Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology have discovered the mechanism by which Asian elephants are able to tolerate hot daytime temperatures. Their results are ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Novel gene increases yeast's appetite for plant sugars
For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Yet, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers eager to harness this talent for brewing biofuels have found ...
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Wine yeasts reveal prehistoric microbial world
However, one of the most well-known characteristics of yeast is the ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker's yeast, to ferment sugar to 2-carbon components, in particular ethanol, without completely oxidising it to car ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Talk to the animals (w/ video)
When African Grey parrots talk, do they mimic sounds or consciously understand their speech? Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at both Brandeis and Harvard universities believes African Greys actually ...
May 02, 2011 |
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New research shows dolphin by-catch includes genetic relatives
Dolphins along coast of Argentina could experience a significant loss of genetic diversity because some of the animals that accidently die when tangled in fishing nets are related. According to a new genetic ...
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Cholera strain evolves new mechanism for causing disease
New clinical strains of cholera appear to have evolved a distinctly different mechanism to cause the same disease according to research published in the current issue of the online journal mBio.
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Studies that compare effectiveness of medications often do not include nonpharmacologic therapies
An analysis of comparative effectiveness studies finds that few compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and few examine safety or cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Developing a cyberinfrastructure for comparative effectiveness in cancer research
Nearly four decades after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Cancer," the disease still claims the lives of 560,000 Americans every year, despite an annual expenditure of $5 billion by the U.S. government on research ...
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Major breakthrough may pave the way for therapeutic vaccines
It should be possible to use therapeutic vaccines to create both cheap and effective drugs for diseases like cancer and allergies. One problem in developing such vaccines has previously been the lack of adjuvants, substances ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 17, 2009 |
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