News tagged with energetic bottleneck
Energetic bottleneck factors in catastrophic winter seabird losses
It's a terrible sight: hundreds of dead seabirds washed up on the seashore. These catastrophic events occur in the winter and are known as winter wrecks. No one knows why the birds perish, and it is almost impossible to study ...
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Gray whales likely survived the Ice Ages by changing their diets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gray whales survived many cycles of global cooling and warming over the past few million years, likely by exploiting a more varied diet than they do today, according to a new study by University ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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New method takes snapshots of proteins as they fold
(PhysOrg.com) -- People have only 20,000 to 30,000 genes (the number is hotly contested), but they use those genes to make more than 2 million proteins. It's the protein molecules that domost of the work in ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Confined electrons live longer
Electrons that are trapped in very small structures of only a few nanometer, demonstrate fascinating features. These could be useful for novel computers or semiconductor lasers. Researchers from the University ...
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Radiation riddle remains even after scientist's lifetime research
A large tract of land not far from E. John Ainsworth's Pleasanton, Calif., home bears no evidence of the research on radiation health effects he led in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Robotic cameras join search for 'Holy Grail of bird-watching'
In the bayous of eastern Arkansas, amidst ancient trees both living and dead that provide nourishment to creatures of the swamp, hangs a high-tech sentinel patiently waiting to capture video of an ivory-billed ...
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Feb 17, 2007 |
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