Time running out for South Asian vultures, ecologists warn
...ost rapid ever recorded for any wild bird. Time is running out if we are to save these species. Governments, drug companies, vets, livestock owners and conservationists should act together now to solve this problem." The research builds upon a study by Lindsay Oaks and colleagues of The Peregrine Fund, publi...Running not swimming or biking is best kind of loading exercise for childrens bone growth
...ays, involves impact or high rates of load such as running or jumping, as opposed to swimming or biking. Growing bones are most responsive to the strengthening effects of running/jumping, which have the additional benefit that these types of exercise don't affect longitudinal growth, Turner says. Activities...Flies have morning and evening clocks
...but one possibility was that there were two clocks running -- one governing the morning peak and one governing the evening peak." Rosbash and his colleagues theorized that if dual circadian clocks existed, they would likely occupy different anatomical positions in the fly brain. They knew that the flies' ci...Lag-3 gene dampens immune responses by controlling regulatory T-cell function
...as a brake to prevent immune system responses from running out of control solves a mystery that has puzzled researchers since the gene was discovered 14 years ago. A report on this discovery, from investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is published ...Study is looking at ways to help stroke survivors regain lost motor skills
...ected by stroke. The electrode connects to a wire running under the skin to below the collarbone, which is then hooked up to an implanted pulse generator. The device is turned on only during a participant's physical therapy sessions. Doctors hypothesize that the electrical charges help in one of two ...Government development policies, not communities, main threat to forest conservation projects
...t structure prevent local, native communities from running things in their customary way, using their traditional knowledge of forestry.And whilst these groups face government demands for outside management systems to be imposed, they are not getting the support needed to fulfil such requirements. Dr. Newin...... of Eclipse and contemporary accounts of the horse running the researchers reconstructed one of its legs and have discovered that its legendary speed may have been due to its 'averageness'. Dr Wilson said, "Analysis shows that Eclipse's body shape and everything about him seems to have been right in the midd...New study links low fish supply to increased bushmeat hunting
...lls, the former vice president of Ghana who is now running for president of the country, has brought up in the past. He pointed out in a February 2004 article in National Resources Forum that Ghana's fishing sector currently employs about 20 percent of the country's total labor force, but it's rapidly declin...A $2 Million NSF grant brings technology and biology together at UC Riverside
Monitors that can sense too much fertilizer in a running river and tiny sensors that warn when a plant is starving are among the possible future breakthroughs to be pioneered by a new $2 million National Science Foundation project at UC Riverside. Michael Allen, Director of the Center for Conservation Bio...Endurance running may be key to evolution of human body form
...s and fossil facts appear to be telling us is that running evolved in order for our direct ancestors to compe...bodies and brains of predators; Lieberman suggests running may have fueled growth of the human brain by relaxing constraints on human acquisition of protein an...... human anatomical features that made long-distance running possible. "We are very confident that strong selection for running which came at the expense of the historical ability to live in trees was instrumental in the origi...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
...ic challenge seldom equaled. Launched in 2000 and running through 2010, the US $1 billion Census embraces researchers and institutions from more than 70 countries, pooling skills and tools to assess the diversity, distribution, and abundance of ocean life over time. In 2004, the Census grew from 10 to 13 pr...Researchers reconstruct parts of the genome of a common mammalian ancestor
...e evolution of DNA in these mammalian lineages. By running repeated simulations, they were able to test the accuracy of their DNA reconstruction method. "I was very pessimistic at the beginning because I thought we weren't going to be able to do a very good job [of reconstructing the ancestral genome]," said...In wake of Lyme disease vaccine for people, mice may be next in line for shots
...nts in 12 different forested sites in Connecticut, running what amounted to a medical clinic for mice The mice were trapped live in the one- and two-hectare forest plots. After anesthetizing mice, the researchers would weigh each mouse, draw blood and count ticks. Mice often are loaded with ticks ...New technique for tracking gene regulators
...d A, T, G, and C) that make up the source code for running the machinery of the cell -- we are just beginning to decipher it," said biologist John Dunn, who led Brookhaven's role in the research. "It's as if we have in our hands a giant book of life, but we are barely beginning to learn how to read it." "Our...Scientists find that the human nose is more complicated than a jumbo jet
...to construct transparent 3D models of the nose. By running water or a special refractive-index-matched fluid through the models they have been able to map the flow pattern through the nasal cavity to work out where air goes when you breathe in. Tiny coloured beads circulate through the model nose to simulate...Research identifies promising route for treating age-related hearing loss
...n circles, and for an inner-ear biologist, a mouse running in circles immediately tells you that there is some problem with the vestibular system of the inner ear," said Corey. Thus, he said, Chen began a detailed study of the hair cells of the knockout mice. Those studies revealed that the mice without Rb1...Born to run? Capacity for aerobic exercise linked to risk of heart disease
...average only 14 minutes. The overall difference in running capacity between the two groups of rats in the Sci...cording to Koch. Since then, the average treadmill running capacity has been increasing 41.8 meters per generation in the high-capacity rats and dropping 16.1 ...Why attractive (but costly) males get the girls
... males (determining which males were attractive by running the equivalent of speed dating "tournaments") and measured the overall fitness consequences of the various unions. Although female crickets, they found, paid a higher survival price for mating with attractive males, these females produced both daught...Flocking together: Study shows how animal groups find their way
...nism that allows flocking birds, schooling fish or running herds to travel in unison without any recognized leaders or signaling system. The finding, published in the Feb. 3 issue of Nature, helps settle age-old questions about how animals coordinate their actions. Previously, scientists had looked for subtl...