Picky eaters rare among tropical insects
...chain of field-testable hypotheses, was the pistol shot that started the race to understand global biodiversity. Erwin established a high-end estimate of 30 million insect species on Earth, based on 955 species of beetles collected by fogging 19 individuals of a single tree species in Panama. He used a gu...Mathematical analysis could aid flu vaccine selection
...ems from recognizing it. Even people who had a flu shot in previous years or who fought off an earlier strain fall victim to new strains that arise through this genetic drift. The Princeton researchers studied the character and rhythm of flu evolution by using mathematical tools that ecologists use to stu...New protein plays espionage role in bacterial attack on plants
... the pathogens type III effector proteins that get shot into the cell and the RPM1 receptor. Thus, the Dangl team predicted there might be a host protein that was targeted by these invading proteins, one that might play a role in regulating plant defenses. Indeed, the new study identified such a target,...Kidnapping males could save a species
...ant males. Removing them should give other males a shot at reproduction and maximise the genetic diversity of a population. This would give the population a better chance of surviving a new disease or a sudden change in climate. "When you consider the benefit I think it is a feasible strategy," says Tolso...Crater makes an impact on three sessions at GSA
...d deeper than we imagined: This comet or asteroid shot through the Earths atmosphere, leaving a vacuum in its wake. Then it hit, splashing through several hundred feet of ocean and slicing through several thousand feet of coastal plain sediments, says Powars. It fractured the crystalline bedrock below ...Study: Immunize refugee children early to prevent deadly measles
...e 5 and under should receive a shot even before the tents go up," he said. "If ...children age 5 or younger should receive a measles shot immediately upon entering a camp. If camp populations are not ...Dust from Africa leads to large toxic algae blooms in Gulf of Mexico, study finds
... by 300 percent. As a result, Trichodesmium counts shot up 10 times what they had been prior to this event. Through a complex process involving a special enzyme called nitrogenase, the Trichodesmium used the iron to convert nitrogen in the water to a form more usable for other marine life. In October, aft...Mass extinction at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary
... last of the large amphibians? Whatever it was, it shot down much of the competition so dinosaurs could later dominate the Earth. "The Triassic-Jurassic boundary extinction event is one of the 'big five'mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon, profoundly affecting life on landand in the oceans," explained...University of Washington professor's new book seeks to rewrite understanding of cell biology
...de environment, the target substance is forcefully shot from the cell. Where the classical model falls sh... form organized layers, the cross-binding ions are shot out of the cell. Almost without exception, those cross-binding ions are the very substances to ......'s length greatly exceeds its width, if the puckis shot head-on into the goal, it could now go through. At this point we don't care that the puck is elongated, so long as its width is narrowerthan the width of the goal, we can score." Kasevich said many quantum-mechanical precision measurements are simil......A Ames Research Center in California. Blank's team shot a soda-can sized bullet into a nickel-sized metal target containing a teardrop of water mixed with amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. More than seventy varieties of amino acids have been found in meteorites - many the suspected cores of co...Small streams important in controlling nitrogen
...e set up "to ensure that equipment was not stolen, shot at, or stepped on by cows," Tank noted. At least two people were required to be in the field full-time for 43 days. "Thanks to the large lab at Arizona State University, and their relatives and friends -- 36 people in all, we were able handle this pr...Human trials of new vaccine technique prove promising for allergy sufferers
... in doses similar to those used in current allergy shot programs. The study team then measured levels of a...e similar to what one sees in conventional allergy shot therapy," says Creticos. "And none of the individuals experienced any serious adverse reactions." A ...Genetic basis of Alexander disease discovered
...rvous system. "Finding this gene would have been a shot in the dark without that initial discovery," said Messing. "GFAP is a very well-known and widely studied protein among neuroscientists, because it's the identifying feature of astrocytes." Astrocytes are one of the major cell types in all vertebrate ......he folklore that has been around for years that a shot or two of whiskey may be good for you. Most importantly, this kind of research helps us understand what the mechanisms are why does alcohol seem to help the heart? The idea is that if we can find the mechanism, we might be able to one day pre...Drinking during pregnancy: American Indians and African Americans
...es one four-ounce glass of wine, and one one-ounce shot of whiskey. Fortified wine has a higher alcohol content than wine; malt liquor has a higher alcohol content than beer. "This study tells us a number of things," said Kaskutas, "but probably the two most important findings have to do with message con...Study suggests diabetics can use light to measure glucose
...ose up to six times a day for 39 days. Researchers shot a beam of infrared light through the tongue, which has a good blood supply. Glucose and other molecules in the blood absorb specific frequencies of light. As the researchers couldn't see this happening in the tissue, they analyzed the light emerging...Scientists on scent of better coyote management
...dead coyote. Thousands of the dog-like animals are shot and killed each year to prevent attacks on livestock, wildlife and people. Now, as the coyote population expands to include urban areas, a humane alternative may be on the horizon. Based on observations that coyotes without puppies are less likely to...Asteroid devastation possibly worse than feared
...h of the ultraviolet radiation. But it was a lucky shot - that type of rock covers less than 1 percent of the Earths surface. So when the next "big one" comes, the scientists said, the ecological repercussions may be more savage than any of those known in Earths long history. The collision will be devast......persers isredundant. If one group drops out--or is shot out--there are others that canfill in," says Jorg Ganzhorn of the German Primate Center at Hamburg Universityin Goettingen, Germany, who presents this research with his colleagues in theAugust issue of Conservation Biology. Since people arrived in M...