Land conversion and climate threaten land birds
...ge. In their study published in PLoS Biology, they find that 950 to 1800 species may be imperiled by a combination of climate change and land conversion by 2100. These projections are based on the assumption that birds will not dramatically shift their ranges in response to a changing climate, a process...Smithsonian scientists connect climate change, origins of agriculture in Mexico
...rable importance for social change. We continue to find that tropical forests played a much more important role in the origin of agriculture in the New World than was once thought, Piperno said....Cells re-energize to come back from the brink of death
...aspase to undergo CICD, Green said. Our goal is to find better ways to treat these diseases....West African Ocean sediment core links monsoons to global climate evolution
...s that has ever been reconstructed, said Lea. The find captured several Ice Age climate cycles. From chemical data locked into fossil plankton shells, the researchers documented how the strength of ancient monsoons is directly tied to two factors: the Northern Hemispheres climate shifts due to the exp...2 million dwarfism study launched
... Dr Briggs. However, our long-term goal will be to find treatments for these disorders. In terms of progress towards this longer-term objective, it is unlikely we will be able to help this generation but we are confident such therapies will be available to the next generation. Certainly, the genetic mod...Scientists honored with 'Excellence in Clinical Research Award'
...dinary efforts and commitment to JDRF's mission to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research....Researchers discover inherited mutation for leukemia
...g it difficult to do the genetic studies needed to find possible mutations, Plass says. The family examined in this research was identified by collaborator Henry Lynch at Creighton University. The researchers are now studying the chemical pathway that regulates the gene, considering possible therapi...For many insects, winter survival is in the genes
...r several months. "We certainly didn't expect to find that many proteins active during diapause," Denlinger said. The researchers report their findings in the current online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Insects and other animals, including humans, produce heat-...Evolution of animal personalities
...eads to seemingly inefficient behavior" Why do we find the same types of traits correlated with each other in very different kinds of animals" The authors argue that in many cases personalities are shaped by a simple underlying principle: the more an individual stands to lose (in terms of future reproduc...Natural compound and exercise boost memory in mice
... each day. After a month, the mice were trained to find a platform hidden in a pool of water. Those that both exercised and ate the epicatechin diet remembered the location of the platform longer than the other mice. When studying their brains, van Praag and her colleagues found that these mice had grea...Departure to cold water corals and other 'hot spots'
...nique ecosystems, within which, one may be able to find more than 600 different animal species. With the help of the underwater craft, JAGO, the coral reef will be able to be examined, photographed and probed. A scientist will be able to accompany the crafts pilot down to about 400 meters below the sea. ...Understanding why C. difficile causes disease -- it's hungry
...cause they are starving. That just might help them find a new treatment for what can sometimes be a very d... By identifying such a protein, Sonenshein hope to find a way to change the appetite of the bacteria. "If we find a way to shut down toxin production in the...How plague-causing bacteria disarm host defense
...own as food poisoning. All three bacteria species find their way past the body's immune system through a sophisticated invasion system that injects the effector proteins directly into the host cell's cytoplasm. "More than a decade after its discovery, our understanding of YpkA is still incomplete," Nav...Resistance genes in our food supply
... pathogens and look at commensal bacteria, we will find that the magnitude of antibiotic-resistant bacterial contamination in the food chain is tremendous," says Hua. In a study published last year, she and her colleagues tested a variety of ready-to-eat food samples including seafood, meats, dairy, del......d licence agreement with UGT, we have been able to find commercial applications for an environmental technology. In this way, the GSF can generate income with its invention that can be reinvested in extending its own research projects. We also see great potential for the development of new environmental ...Bacteria show promise in fending off global amphibian killer
..." say Harris. "Just because on the Petri plate you find a species of bacteria that is anti-chytrid doesn't...ctually most affective on the organism. But we did find one." Eventually, the research could lead to procedures for "vaccinating" endangered populations, ...Plants that produce more vitamin C may result from UCLA-Dartmouth discovery
..., an important antioxidant in nature. "If we can find ways to enhance the activity of this enzyme, it may be possible to engineer plants to make more vitamin C and produce better crops," said Steven Clarke, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry, director of UCLA's Molecular Biology Institute and ...A close-up on pancreatic disease: How do we improve the odds?
...t as we continue to improve imaging modalities and find better biomarkers in cyst fluid, we will have even...dicting outcomes. "We are continually trying to find better ways to choose which patients may benefit most from surgery versus other modalities, such as ...Tropical birds have slow pace of life compared to northern species, study finds
...MBUS , Ohio In the steamy tropics, even the birds find the pace of life a bit more relaxed, research shows. Tropical birds expend less energy at rest than do birds living in more northern climates, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...