Test-tube calf embryos more likely to survive Texas summers
Think you're uncomfortable in the extreme Texas summer heat? Try being an ovulating 1,200-pound mother cow.
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Sep 2, 2010
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Stress protein Hsp12 provides a cellular survival mechanism never seen before
Despite clear evidence that Hsp12 -- a so-called heat shock or stress protein -- helps cells survive life-threatening conditions, how it works was an open question until now. The surprising answer is revealed in the Aug. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2010
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Discovery of how coral reefs adapt to global warming could aid reef restoration (w/ Video)
Discoveries about tropical coral reefs, to be published on 23 June 2010, are expected to be invaluable in efforts to restore the corals, which are succumbing to bleaching and other diseases at an unprecedented rate as ocean ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2010
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Experiment turns up the heat on natural selection, reveals new details of an evolutionary mechanism
Scientists in Munich report evidence that high concentrations of the molecular "chaperone" proteins GroEL and GroES -- intracellular machines that can stabilize folding proteins under stress -- play a critical role in increasing ...
Biochemistry
Jun 17, 2010
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Researchers find future temperatures could exceed livable limits
Reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries, according to research findings from Purdue University and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2010
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Keeping cattle cool and stress-free is goal of ARS study
Identifying the causes of heat stress in cattle and finding ways to manage it are the goals of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators who are helping producers deal with this significant production ...
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Mar 25, 2010
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Warmer summers could create challenges for nesting Arctic seabirds
Warmer, wetter weather in the Canadian Arctic could create problems for nesting seabirds, say a team of Canadian scientists who, between them, have spent over 7,000 days observing birds in the North.
Ecology
Mar 24, 2010
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New rice research sows seeds for growing success
(PhysOrg.com) -- With rice production in Australia plummeting and extreme weather events becoming more frequent, researchers at Macquarie University are working towards developing simple tests that could help growers better ...
Biotechnology
Mar 3, 2010
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Those dog days of August: 3 times the heat by 2050?
If you are wilting under the summer heat, consider this: your child may one day think of summer 2009 as "back in the cool old days." To illustrate expected increases in extreme summer heat, scientists at Climate Central ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2009
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Structure of protective protein in the eye lens revealed
The human eye lens consists of a highly concentrated mix of several proteins. Protective proteins prevent these proteins from aggregating and clumping. If this protective function fails, the lens blurs and the patient develops ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 31, 2009
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