Study finds Western-style 'meat-sweet' diet increases risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women
...o poultry, organ meats, beef and lamb, and shrimp, saltwater fish, and shellfish, as well as candy, dessert, bread, and milk. The vegetable-soy pattern is associated with various vegetables, soy-based products, and freshwater fish. Of 1,602 breast cancer cases identified during the study period, in-person i...Marine phytoplankton changes form to protect itself from different predators
...report the first evidence that a common species of saltwater algae also known as phytoplankton can change form to protect itself against attack by predators that have very different feeding habits. To boost its survival chances, Phaeocystis globosa will enhance or suppress the formation of colonies based on...Furry-clawed Asian crabs found in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays
...abs spend their lives in freshwater and migrate to saltwater estuaries for reproduction. Named for the unusual thick fur-like coating on its claws, the mitten crab looks very different than native crabs and is easily recognized. It is listed as injurious wildlife under the Federal Lacey Act, due to its pote...National panel led by LSU Chancellor releases report on Corps of Engineers
...reasons at the time, but it eventually resulted in saltwater intrusion that damaged the adjacent wetlands." "Here in Louisiana, we appreciate how water resource planning requires national priorities by Congress in public work projects that will protect critical coastal infrastructure, sustain our natural res...Genetic archaeology offers clues to backstory of male pregnancy
...o regulate the saline content in the womb of these saltwater fish, according to Harlin-Cognato. Harlin-Cognato conducted the National Science Foundation-funded research at Texas A&M University in collaboration with Eric Hoffman of the University of Central Florida and Adam Jones of Texas A&M University. They ......be." Adding further to the idea of the ridge as a saltwater desert oasis, the MAR-ECO team was surprised to find lush growth on many parts of the ridge. "The bottom was stunning," says Sutton, "There was far more growth and coral than we could have imagined. It looks like a tropical coral reef down there in ...'Bird flu' infections in humans prompt new investigation at Saint Louis University
...t participants will receive a placebo injection of saltwater instead of the investigational flu vaccine. One hundred twenty children will be vaccinated nationwide. Researchers in St. Louis are looking for healthy children ages 2 to 9 to participate in this study. Children who were previously vaccinated again...Research bolsters controversial hypothesis on genome size and evolution
... of analyzing data from 1,043 species of fresh and saltwater ray-finned fish. Previous data on genetic variabil...e freshwater fish would be larger than that of the saltwater dwellers. It was. Then they matched the data with estimates of heterozygosity, a measure of the gen...A salty tale: New bacterial genome sequenced from ancient salterns
...sts in Spain often stop to ogle the country's many saltwater lagoons, used to produce salt since Roman times. Scientists, too, admire these saltern crystallizers--and even more so, the microbes that manage to survive in such briny environs. Now, reporting in the November 28-December 2 early online edition of t...Advancing saltwater fish farming
...vances in both offshore and onshore aquaculture of saltwater fish. They will work to identify the most promisin...iped bass raised in freshwater then transferred to saltwater prior to harvest to enhance flavor. The fish were used as part of a successful Harbor Branch-USDA st...The Academy of Natural Sciences investigates effects of climate change on Delaware tidal marshes
... Current estimates indicate that as the sea rises, saltwater will move upstream by between 6 and 12 miles. Vile and Velinsky will study the potential consequences of this increased salinity on tidal marshes. Tidal marshes provide many valuable ecosystem services. They buffer storm and floodwaters, slow shoreli...Genetic switches help fish adjust to fresh and salty water
...ifferent waters. Not many fish can travel between saltwater and freshwater. To maintain the right internal salt level, their gills must pump up salt from freshwater but excrete it in the ocean. "Fish that can survive both environments are able to resist many kinds of stress," said Dietmar Kueltz, an assistant...Sinking coastlines may precede large subduction zone quakes
...rly freshwater marshes sink and become brackish or saltwater marshes. One marsh in Alaska apparently sank about half a foot starting perhaps 15 years before the devastating 1964 Alaska quake, which measured 9.2 on the Richter scale and generated a tsunami that killed dozens of people along the Pacific coast. S...To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...he application in place on the active dolphin in a saltwater lagoon environment for the time it was expected to take for the soft tissue to sufficiently regenerate. The medical team employed a specially designed sling custom-made by Otter Bay Wetsuits to protect the extracellular matrix patch. Drs. Stone and ...