Dad inspired 'Jurassic Park,' son inspires 'Jurassic Poop'
...'s book by Canadian science writer Jacob Berkowitz reveals that America not only has the world's largest heap... home -- and do to this day. Jurassic Poop also reveals that more than 1000 human coprolites have been collected from Hinds Cave in the Chihuahuan desert in...454 Life Sciences and Max Planck publish sequence of one million base pairs
...tal DNA sequences determined by 454 Sequencing TM reveals that modern human and Neandertal DNA sequences diverged on average about 500,000 years ago and the effective size of the ancestral population of the two groups was similar to that of modern humans. The publication is the impetus of the collaboration...The Milky Way shaped life on Earth
...was almost unchanging in its productivity. This reveals a link more subtle than any straightforward idea of, say, a warm climate being life-friendly or a cold climate deadly. The record shows that in all icy epochs the biosphere kept lurching between exceptionally low and exceptionally high productivity. ...Mixing exploitation and conservation: A recipe for disaster
...g one to wonder who's protecting whom. A new study reveals the danger of this approach--showing that exploitation has led to a decline of a seabird species by 80% in the Dutch Wadden Sea--and concludes that it's time to let protection mean protection. For decades, the Dutch government sanctioned mechanical...In young rats, researchers find a reaction to spinal cord injury that speeds recovery
...eurology . At the least, Wrathall said, the study reveals surprising new information about nerve cell recovery that neuroscientists can now explore. In vertebrates, the nervous system uses a two-way transmission system to communicate the electrical impulses that lead to muscle movement and the perception o...Ossur repeats Popular Science 'Best of What's New' award
...stheses, and a look at technologies in development reveals osseointegration, the science of implanting man-made, load bearing anchoring mechanisms directly into the living bone; and neurosensing, when a prosthetic device is connected to the human neurological system enabling the user to regain voluntary cont...Vaccine-producing 'plant-factories'
...arding this type of protein. Nevertheless, Pozueta reveals that the starting point for this research was a chance discovery. The team had been investigating the metabolism of starch, a substance that is generated in the chloroplast, when they came across an unexpected type of protein for this type of cell or...Accelerating loss of ocean species threatens human well-being
...s week's issue of the journal Science. The study reveals that every species lost causes a faster unraveling of the overall ecosystem. Conversely, every species recovered adds significantly to overall productivity and stability of the ecosystem and its ability to withstand stresses. "Whether we looked at ...Dartmouth study contributes to research addressing malnutrition and iron deficiency
... storage focus on the protein ferritin. This paper reveals how important it is to look beyond ferritin to understand how iron is stored by plants. The researchers say that their study suggests that the stored iron in the vacuole is an important source of iron for developing seedlings. Seedlings that do not e...More human-Neandertal mixing evidence uncovered
... reexamination of ancient human bones from Romania reveals more evidence that humans and Neandertals interbred. Erik Trinkaus, Ph.D., Washington University Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences, and colleagues radiocarbon-dated and analyzed the shapes of human bones from Romania's Pe¨...Teenagers know about condoms ... so why don't they use them?
...under-25-year-olds from South Africa to Sweden. It reveals how, in all countries, social expectations of how men and women should behave frustrate campaigners' efforts to encourage safer sex. For example the review found young women often feel their reputation will be sullied if they carry condoms, and yo...Low folate diets found to increase risk of colorectal cancer
...pment of tumours," noted Dr. Rozen. The study also reveals that folate deficiency causes genes which usually respond to DNA damage to behave abnormally, also contributing to the development of tumours. The results suggest that a diet containing sufficient folate may reduce the risk of developing colorectal c...Accelerating loss of ocean species threatens human well-being
...such as over fishing and climate change. The study reveals that every species lost causes a faster unraveling of the overall ecosystem. Conversely every species recovered adds significantly to overall productivity and stability of the ecosystem and its ability to withstand stresses. "Whether we looked at ...Microwave pre-cooking of French fries reduces cancer chemicals
... reduces the levels of a cancer-causing substance, reveals findings published today in the SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. The discovery of acrylamide - a possible carcinogenic in humans has led to much research being done to investigate the benefits of alternative cooking methods. ...Governments should act now to save threatened turtles
... and the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, reveals the astonishing distances these animals travel and the extent to which they are now threatened. The study was published open access today in the international conservation journal Endangered Species Research. Marine turtles spend most of their live...Ohio University researchers discover evolutionary oddity in flamingos
...discovery by a team of Ohio University researchers reveals an anatomical oddity that helps flamingos eat: erectile tissue. Flamingos are known for their peculiar feeding behavior. While standing in shallow water, they bend their necks, tilt their bills upside down in the water and swish their heads from si...OHSU School of Dentistry team discovers potential new target for treating craniofacial pain problems
...istry within the next two weeks. "Our discovery reveals the complexities of pain signaling mechanisms from the head and neck to the brain," said Agnieszka Balkowiec, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator, OHSU School of Dentistry assistant professor of integrative biosciences and OHSU School of Medicine adj...Unique imaging uncovers the invisible world where surfaces meet
...s intense, but not visible with the human eye. IR reveals the vibrations of molecules in a cell, which act as "signatures," allowing Hirschmugl to identify the material she's working with. She is using the technique to observe how algae digest carbon dioxide (and give off oxygen), something that has implica...New insight into cell division
...egrity of the kinetochors or the centrosomes. This reveals that a cell has widely differing mechanisms for controlling cell division and monitors these directly at the level of protein complexes. These findings are extremely important for the understanding of cell division regulation, which is often disrup...Ossur recognized with Frost & Sullivan 2006 Innovative Technology Award
...echnologies yet to come for lower limb prosthetics reveals osseointegration, the science of implanting man-made, load bearing anchoring mechanisms directly into the living bone; and neurosensing, when a prosthetic device is connected to the human neurological system enabling the user to regain voluntary cont...