Study finds oysters can take heat and heavy metals, but not both
...arolina at Charlotte ecophysiologist Inna Sokolova finds that both cadmium and temperature independently de... the energy living cells run on. The study also finds that cadmium can cause an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species dangerous metabolic...Self-assembling nano-ice discovered at UNL -- Structure resembles DNA
...sity of Nebraska-Lincoln's Xiao Cheng Zeng usually finds his reward in discovering the unexpected through computer modeling. Zeng and his colleagues regularly find new and often unanticipated behaviors of matter in extreme environments, and those discoveries have been published several times in major int...Intensified research effort yields climate-resilient agriculture to blunt impact of global warming
...Agroforestry Centre. Meanwhile, a second study finds that projected increases in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns will decrease growing periods by more than 20 percent in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. According to the findings in CGIARs research report Mapping Climate Vulnerability and...A giant among minnows: Giant danio can keep growing
...egulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, finds that the giant danio, unlike its cousin the zebrafish, appears to have the ability to recruit new muscle throughout its life. Humans have the same ability before birth, but mostly lose it after birth. Because the zebrafish and giant danio are closel...Genetic study of Neanderthal DNA reveals early split between humans and Neanderthals
...y, published in this week's issue of Science, also finds no evidence of genetic admixture between Neanderthals and humans. The study helps to explain the evolutionary relationship between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). It also "signifies the dawn of Neanderthal genomics," wrote the...Other highlights in the November 15 JNCI
...ncreases Ovarian Cancer Patient Survival A study finds that newer regimens of chemotherapy have helped improve survival for ovarian cancer patients. A combination of platinum and taxanes can double survival times, particularly when administered into the abdominal cavity. John P. A. Ioannidis, M.D., of t...Fossils of ancient sea monster found in Montana
... collected fossils for the museum. Two of his best finds are the large Torosaurus skulls displayed there. Horner said the head of a short-necked plesiosaur was found previously in Montana, but he had been waiting for the discovery of a complete long-necked plesiosaur skull. Both were ancient sea reptiles ...Research linking Ashkenazi Jews and breast cancer genes beset by problems
...out in other ethnic groups. In addition, the study finds that research linking the breast cancer mutations with Ashkenazi Jews has been beset by methodological problems that cast doubt on the use of ethnicity as the basis for genetic research on disease. "The linking of Ashkenazi Jews to a deadly disease...New study warns against linking ethnic identity to breast cancer genes
...ut in other ethnic groups. In addition, the study finds that research linking the breast cancer mutations with Ashkenazi Jews has been beset by methodological problems that cast doubt on the use of ethnicity as the basis for genetic research on disease. "The linking of Ashkenazi Jews to a deadly diseas...Pollinators help one-third of the world's food crop production
...g the output of 87 of the leading crops worldwide, finds a new study published today (Wednesday, Oct. 25), in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences and co-authored by a conservation biologist at the University of California, Berkeley. The study is the first global estimate of food c...Genetic variation impacts aspirin's effectiveness in preventing colon cancer, Dartmouth study finds
...e of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, finds that the beneficial effect of aspirin may be limited to individuals who have a specific genetic variation in their ODC gene. "There is evidence that aspirin and related anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce the risk of colorectal adenomas [polyps] and...Viral marker of human migration suspect
...ed with another group," she said. "For example one finds viruses from the Japanese and Korean subtype in the European subtype group--another incongruency." If the virus had been strictly passed down from parent to child and had kept step with human migration, one would expect the various subtypes to group...ICON issues review of nanotechnology practices
...g efforts to develop "best practices." This report finds that efforts to catalogue workplace practices have...f workplace settings and geographies. Moreover, it finds that some existing documents are not publicly available. In the second phase of this project, the ...Ecosystem of vanishing lake yields valuable bacterium
... are salt flats. Water seeping through these flats finds its way into the lake, carrying salt with it. It was in these flats Peyton collected some mud in 1995. In the lab, he tried to make something grow and something did: the bacterium he would later name Halomonas campisalis. The last part of the name t...Embryo fossils reveal animal complexity 10 million years before Cambrian Explosion
... Science leaves even less room for doubt that such finds are real. Fossilized embryos are very rare. Intact fossil embryos are even rarer. The Doushantuo Formation has proved a boon to paleontologists and evolutionary developmental biologists interested in the evolution of animal species during and prio...Fruit juice intake among preschool children not associated with weight
... is not linked with preschoolers being overweight, finds a new research study published this week in the Oc...alth and Nutritional Examination Survey 1999-2002) finds no connection between 100 percent fruit juice consumption and weight status among preschool children...Alaskans feel the heat of global warming
A new study finds that most Alaskans believe global warming is happening and is a serious threat to the state. The statewide survey, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia Unive...Report challenges common ecological hypothesis about species abundance
DURHAM, N.C. -- A new report finds little empirical evidence to support a widely held ecological assumption that species are most abundant near the centers of their geographic ranges and decline in abundance near the ranges' edges. "When we reviewed data from published studies that l...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 20, 2006
..."The usefulness of the present work is obvious and finds immediate application in the food industry," the researchers reported. ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Stabilization of Beef Meat by a New Active Packaging Containing Natural Antioxidants" DOWNLOAD PDF: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/jaf...What animals can tell us about hemorrhage, organ transplants and aging
...metabolic rate. A study of birds, bats and rodents finds differences within their cells that may help explain the longer-than-expected life span of birds and bats, Kristan said. These are just two of the symposia taking place at the conference. There are plenty of fresh and interesting story lines you ...