Agonized death throes probable cause of open-mouthed, head-back pose of many dino fossils
... died in," Padian said. "This explanation gives us clues to interpreting a great many fossil horizons we didn't understand before and tells us something dinosaurs experienced while dying, not after dying." Also, because the posture has been seen only in dinosaurs, pterosaurs and mammals, which are known ...Ancient DNA traces the woolly mammoth's disappearance
Some ancient-DNA evidence has offered new clues to a very cold case: the disappearance of the last woolly mammoths, one of the most iconic of all Ice Age giants, according to a June 7th report published online in Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. DNA lifted from the bones, teeth, and...Largest ever study of genetics of common diseases published today
...t progress in treating Crohn's disease may give us clues on how to treat type 1 diabetes in the future." Research from the Consortium has already played a major part in identifying the clearest genetic link yet to obesity and three new genes linked to type 2 diabetes, published in April in advance of the...Origins of nervous system found in genes of sea sponge, report scientists at UC Santa Barbara
...ifornia, Santa Barbara have discovered significant clues to the evolutionary origins of the nervous system by studying the genome of a sea sponge, a member of a group considered to be among the most ancient of all animals. The findings are published in the June 6 issue of the journal PLoS ONE, a Public...The fisherman is a predator like any other
...ing high vulnerability of stock exploited and give clues as to possible management measures to relieve the fishing pressure during these critical periods. This type of analysis, already used for monitoring the Peruvian anchovy stock, is being developed for application to European fisheries by way of the Eu...Origins of nervous system found in genes of sea sponge
...ifornia, Santa Barbara have discovered significant clues to the evolutionary origins of the nervous system by studying the genome of a sea sponge, a member of a group considered to be among the most ancient of all animals. The findings are published in the June 6 issue of the online, open-access journal PL...2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco -- press conference schedule
... history. Spirit is in a range of hills, gathering clues to a complex geological history that includes volcanism and water. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) has been returning stunning images of diverse landforms. For example, detailed images of very rec...Decoding protein structures helps illuminate cause of diabetes
... between remain somewhat of a mystery and may hold clues to what drives the transition, says UW-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni, who led the new study. In trying to understand diabetes, "people have been looking at the fibers, but they should be looking at their formation," he says. "Somehow th...From the deep -- Researchers find new species of sea anemone
... the species itself and, more broadly, may provide clues on how human activities affect this unique, seemingly removed ecosystem. "The thing about these communities is that they seem so ephemeral and so unplanned," Daly said. "A whale dies where it dies, and its carcass lands wherever. But these are actu...NASA-funded robotic sub makes final dive to reach bottom of Earth's deepest sinkhole
...ar lakes. Researchers believe ice-bound lakes hold clues to the origins of life on Earth. ...Getting to the core of an emergent public health threat
... involved in a big push to uncover some of the key clues behind coronavirus illness. When SARS emerged, no one could have predicted that a new coronavirus, usually the culprit of nothing more than a common cold in humans, could become so harmful and spread so quickly through health systems from China ...Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles
... of 36 cat species' middle ears, which may provide clues on the evolutionary pressures on them (2aAB4). LISTENING TO MUSCLE NOISE Muscles make noise. For example, you can hear the sound of the masseter muscle--a jaw muscle used in chewing food-by propping your head (ear down) in the palm of your hand....NIH awards VBI, Mayo Clinic $2.4M to study chronic rhinosinusitis
...any CRS patients. These pieces of evidence give us clues that CRS patients may be overly reactive to Alternaria and that removal of this fungus may cure the disease in a significant number of patients." He added: "The new grant project will explore more precisely which products of Alternaria are the culpri...Anthrax paralyzes immune cells with lethal toxin, UF research shows
...rate. "Together, these studies provide important clues about how anthrax escapes the immune system during infection," said Nick Duesbery, Ph.D. deputy director for research operations and senior scientific investigator at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Mich. In 1998, Duesbery discovered that ...Gene malfunctions cause schizophrenia, depression symptoms in mice
...ant drugs on the two mutant strains "might provide clues to effective medications for these patient groups. Indeed, these mice could represent a model system to explore novel treatment and preventative strategies for certain symptoms of major mental illness," they wrote. "We have shown that two independe...Salk scientist Ursula Bellugi elected to National Academy of Sciences
...rchers are looking to Williams syndrome to provide clues to some of the mysteries of the genetic basis of behavior.This puzzling genetically based disorder leaves language, facial recognition and social skills remarkably well preserved in contrast to severe inadequacy in other cognitive aptitudes. This dis...Salk scientists hammer out a pathway that promotes muscle cell survival in mice
...his pathway affects cellular responses may provide clues for improving cellular health in diseases affecting muscle and other cell types. "In addition to muscle, this regulatory circuit is present in brain and heart tissue, where it also seems to control cell survival," said Marc Montminy, M.D., Ph.D., ...Breathing easy: When it comes to oxygen, a bug's life is full of it
...s and air sacs in living insects that give further clues to how the system works. Insects employ autoventilation (using wings or legs to pump air through the body), abdominal pumping (using the muscles in the abdomen to pump air), and tracheal compression (getting oxygen to the head and thorax). ...The brain is more adept at using the nose than previously realized
...rlapping patterns. The findings may provide some clues about how rats are able to survive, despite repeated attempts to poison them. In other work presented at the conference, Kay, in collaboration with another University of Chicago Psychology graduate student, Emily Wyatt, and Christiane Linster and ......mbers of related molecules may help the group find clues about which features help battle the bugs. With such information, they can aim to actively tune activity through guided synthesis. With the new method, "We can gather information on how to improve them fairly quickly," Blackwell says. "Hopefully ...