Genetically Speaking, Race Doesn't Exist In Humans
...one-drop racial division -- if youhave one drop of black or Native American blood, you are considered black orNative American, but that doesn't cover one's physical characteristics. Templeton's paper shows th...Four More Lemurs To Be Released Into Madagascar Jungle This Fall
...f fur that framestheir faces and the lush coats of black and white fur, are among Madagascar'smost endangered. The ruffed lemurs at Duke are all named after heavenly bodiessuch as asteroids, planets, moons and constellations. They can only survive inprimary tropical rainforests and are not able to adapt to...Monkeys Have Numerical Abilities, Two Columbia Psychologists Report
... pellet. If they made an error, the screen turned black for several secondsand a new trial began with different pictures. This 'video game' paradigm,which the monkeys now clearly enjoy, trained them to perform cognitive serialtasks without verbal instructions -- without language, the researchers said. ...Environmental Factors Contribute To High Blood Pressure In African-American Males
...d study, Hopkins researchers also found that young black maleswith hypertensionare at significant risk for renal impairment. Early identification of renalimpairment can serve asa guide for high blood pressure treatment. Other Hopkins study authors are Martha N. Hill, Ph.D.; Sue Hall; MiyongKim; and G...Nuts And Oats May Build A Strong Heart
... in solublefiber are barley, lentils, pinto beans, black beans and citrus fruits. Saltzman stressed that his study was very preliminary and more research isneeded to determine if an oat-rich diet would have the same effects in along-term study. He says the diet needs to be strictly followed for results to...Chinese And US Scientists Identify The World's Oldest Flowering Plant
...her said. "This, people will believe." Color or black & white photo available with this story. For information, please call News & Public Affairs photography at 352-392-9092....Migratory songbird breeding linked to winter habitat
... two of their winter habitatsin Jamaica - a moist, black mangrove forest and a drier, scrub habitat of smallsecond-growth trees. The sex- and age-ratios of the redstarts in these habitatswere quite different: older males, who are more aggressive, prevailed in thelush mangrove forest, forcing females and y...Researchers Discover How Green Tea May Prevent Cancer
...m the same botanical source, green tea differsfrom black tea or other teas because of the way the tea leaves are processedafter they are picked. For black tea, freshly picked leaves are "withered"indoors and allowed to oxidize. With green tea, the leaves ...Reusing Ag Drainage Water An Option For West Side Farm Sustainability
...eucalyptus trees can growbeautifully in the sticky black soils of the Tulare Lake basin, a fact that fitsanother piece in the complex jigsaw puzzle that will eventually reveal thesustainable, economically viable long-term farming potential of the San JoaquinValley's west side, according to UC scientists. G...Bones of Crocodile-like Beasts Tell Tale of Global Warming
...d a layer between the brown volcanic rocks and the black marine shale.From a distance we knew that these rocks represented an environment we hadn'tseen before. Once we reached them, we realized these were fine-grain sedimentaryrocks ideal for preservation of fossils, and I bet the students we'd findfossils...X-Ray Concentrator Will Expand Window On High-Energy Universe
...verse darkened in the green spectrum and then went black altogether. Sign up for our EXPRESS SCIENCE NEWS delivery "A lot of the universe emits at higher energies, but we just can't focus themyet," Joy explained. Energies above 10 keV can be studied only by coded-aperturepinhole cameras and other instrum...Alien Species Cost U.S. $123 Billion A Year
...uced "Rattus rattus" (also known as the European, black or tree rat)and "Rattus norvegicus "(variously called the Asiatic, Norway or brown rat). Rats on poultry farms and other farms number about 1 billion and each destroysgrain and other goods worth $15 a year, Pimentel says. In urban and suburbanareas...Household Fungus Contributes To "Sick Building Syndrome"
... says Nelson. When seen, thefungus generally has a black appearance and will be slightly shiny if wet; apowdery appearance if dry. If you suspect that the fungus, Stachybotrys chartarum could be in your home,follow these steps: Begin with a thorough visual inspection of water damaged areas. Ifcontaminate...A Real Smart Asp: Snakes Show Surprising Ability To Learn
...s(species Elaphe guttata guttata) to escape from a black plastictub the size of a child's wading pool. Card...periment. Researchers lurk just out of sightbehind black curtains that wall off the arena, watching thesnakes on closed-circuit television and using a comput...New Edition Of Ecological Monographs Is Now Available
...lications of flood disturbances on populations of black ash (Fraxinusnigra). Study plots were designated a...uet in Quebec to witness theeffects of flooding on black ash populations surrounding the lake. Both naturaland gradual fluctuations in spring flood levels ha...Fungal Disease Threatens Global Banana Production
...y are the world's fourth most valuable food crop), black Sigatoka isimposing a heavy toll on the food secur...ed bananas that are resistant to the disease. "The black Sigatoka pathogen thrives under the warm, wet conditions that arefound in the tropics," says Randy P...Research Reveals Environmental Injustice In N.C. Communities With Large Hog Farms
... clearly related to povertylevels, predominance of black and non-white populations and dependence ofhouseho...t hog production is greater in counties withlarger black populations, the extent to which operations were disproportionatelylocated in poor and non-white com...Tip Sheet: Health Benefits Of Caffeinated Beverages
...g a 10 weekdose-response experiment with green and black tea, even when the tea was verydilute. Both teas lowered lipids and lipid oxidation in the hamsters,according to the paper's abstract. (University of Scranton, Penn.; AGFD paper82; Wednesday, March 24, 2:00 p.m.; Hilton, Huntington A/B/C.) Antioxi...Coffee Without Addiction, Possible New Treatment For Osteoporosis, Wrinkle-Free Cotton, And More
... a luncheon tohonor the centennial of the birth of black chemist Percy Julian, who discoveredthe first treatment for glaucoma. Satcher will discuss policies "Towards aBalanced Community Health System: Opportunities and Challenges," at a luncheonon Monday, March 22, at 11:30 a.m....Researchers Find Vaginal Bacteria Imbalance Might Boost AIDS Risk
...demiology. "These findings may explain why black women have been disproportionatelyaffected by HIV,...mportant because it also may partially explain why black women are more likely than whites to deliver theirbabies pre-term," Royce said. "We have never known...