News tagged with pools
Researchers study genetic evolution of African dogs
(PhysOrg.com) -- African village dogs are not a mixture of modern breeds but have directly descended from an ancestral pool of indigenous dogs, according to a Cornell-led genetic analysis of hundreds of semi-feral ...
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Gadgets: A solution for working with underwater cameras
Anyone who takes underwater photos knows how challenging it is to navigate in the water while holding a camera. Another obstacle can be trying to see through the camera's viewfinder or LCD screen while wearing an underwater ...
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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Genetic changes after Caesarean section may explain increased risk of developing disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that babies born by planned Caesarean section experience changes to the DNA pool in their white blood cells, which could be connected to altered stress ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Environmental cues control reproductive timing and longevity
When humans and animals delay reproduction because food or other resources are scarce, they may live longer to increase the impact of reproduction, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researchers published ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Beetles drive groundbreaking conservation project
They are cursed the world over for contaminating food supplies and are a huge commercial pest, but the humble flour beetle is about to play a significant role in the management of endangered species.
May 19, 2009 |
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Researchers study ocean plant cell adaptation in climate change
How will plant cells that live in the oceans and serve as the basic food supply for many of the world's sea creatures react to climate change?
Apr 15, 2009 |
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What's in your water?: Disinfectants create toxic by-products
Although perhaps the greatest public health achievement of the 20th century was the disinfection of water, a recent study now shows that the chemicals used to purify the water we drink and use in swimming pools react with ...
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Odds are, seedings don't matter after Sweet 16, professor says
For budding "bracketologists" busily weighing picks for their annual March Madness office pool, a University of Illinois professor has some advice on how to pick winners: In the later rounds of the tournament, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Sun-safe pool policies appear related to sun safety behaviors among pool staff
The social environment at swimming pools appears to be related to sun safety behaviors of outdoor pool staff, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Prairie soil organic matter shown to be resilient under intensive agriculture
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study has confirmed that although there was a large reduction of organic carbon and total nitrogen pools when prairies were first cultivated and drained, there has been no consistent pattern in these ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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