Tadpoles not just baby frogs
(Phys.org)—Tadpoles may be vital in helping maintain the ecosystems of freshwater streams, a James Cook University researcher is discovering.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2013
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Study of planarian hormones may aid in understanding parasitic flatworms
A study of peptide hormones in the brain of a seemingly primitive flatworm reveals the surprising complexity of its nervous system and opens up a new approach for combating a major parasitic disease, researchers report.
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2010
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Climate change may bring more extreme heat, ozone pollution days to the Southeast, researchers say
Global climate change may produce an environment in the southeastern United States that could foster dangerous extreme heat events, more high-ozone pollution days in urban areas, and the potential for the growth of tropical ...
Environment
May 19, 2017
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Researchers discover a new type of toxic protein, reveal its 3-D structure
(Phys.org)—Researchers at Kiel University have discovered a toxic protein of pathogenic acanthamoebae and have been able to elucidate its three-dimensional structure. They found that this protein molecule looks different ...
Biochemistry
Nov 12, 2012
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Mosquito's DNA could provide clues on gene expression, regulation
When it comes to DNA, one pesky mosquito turns out to be a rebel among species.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 9, 2023
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Disease burden links ecology to economic growth
A new study, published December 27 in the open access journal PLOS Biology, finds that vector-borne and parasitic diseases have substantial effects on economic development across the globe, and are major drivers of differences ...
Other
Dec 27, 2012
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Genomic research finds significant microorganism populations in middle, upper troposphere
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms – principally bacteria – in the middle and upper troposphere, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2013
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Dual parasitic infections deadly to marine mammals
A study of tissue samples from 161 marine mammals that died between 2004 and 2009 in the Pacific Northwest reveals an association between severe illness and co-infection with two kinds of parasites normally found in land ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2011
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Rope-chewing technique an easy way to screen monkeys for disease
A noninvasive technique involving strawberry jam and a piece of rope is helping surveillance for diseases that might jump from monkeys to humans according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
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Jul 3, 2015
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Snail competition leads to fewer parasites that cause schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease caused by a parasitic worm that develops in freshwater snails before infecting people. Knocking back snail populations with pesticides is one method to control the spread of the disease, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2022
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