Biodiversity loss can increase infectious diseases in humans
Biodiversity loss can increase infectious diseases in humans, scientists show in a first-of-its-kind global study.
Science Daily,
Sat Dec 05 22:22:36 PST 2009
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Humans and mice have critical differences in gene responsible for DMD
Humans and mice have previously unknown and potentially critical differences in one of the genes responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Researchers writing in the open access jo...
News-Medical-Net,
Fri Dec 04 03:48:44 PST 2009
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Sceptics say humans aren't to blame
Climate science doubters readily admit that world temperatures are changing but say humans aren't to blame.
BigPond News,
Thu Dec 03 17:45:40 PST 2009
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Diabetic flies: Fruit fly model helps unravel genetics of human diabetes
Researchers are using the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system to unravel what genes and gene pathways are involved in the metabolic changes that lead to insulin resistance...
Science Daily,
Sat Dec 05 22:22:06 PST 2009
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Movies with humans, but no humanity
OK, Wednesday was a strange day for me in the world of Christmas entertainment: The best and the worst, the old and the new, the merry and the maudlin all wrapped together.I watched "Rudolp...
Lancaster Online,
Fri Dec 04 21:20:26 PST 2009
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Waddles will dash into your heart
Could you keep a straight face if you were named "Waddles"This kitten sure can't! At 7 months old, Waddles is a happy-go-lucky cat sure to make you smile. After spending some time in our fo...
Lancaster Online,
Sat Dec 05 21:26:23 PST 2009
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What
Soft-tissue fillers: Natural and synthetic substances used to add volume or plump up folds in the face, lips, earlobes. Includes natural fillers such as fat taken from elsewhere on the body...
Richmond Times-Dispatch,
Sat Dec 05 21:13:36 PST 2009
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Fruit Flies Can Shed Light On High Cholesterol, Obesity In Humans
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats. More importantly, according to two new studies led by a Unive...
Medical News Today,
Thu Dec 03 08:14:27 PST 2009
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Landslides: Recognising the signs
AS the country continues to develop, urban development is slowly driving people from the lowlands to the highlands. To ensure that humans and the land co-exist in harmony, there is an urgen...
The Star,
Sat Dec 05 16:03:09 PST 2009
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Brown rejects 'flat-earth' climate sceptics
World leaders heading to UN climate talks next week must not be distracted by "flat-earth" sceptics who deny humans are to blame for global warming, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Satur...
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 04 16:40:32 PST 2009
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Poll shows climate fear scepticism
About half of the public believe there is no proof that global warming is caused by humans, according to a new poll. The ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph revealed that 46% of those quizz...
Channel 4,
Sat Dec 05 17:11:51 PST 2009
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Stem cell research shows promise in state
It happens a million times a minute in just about every animal species on the planet, from flatworms to humans. Sperm meets egg. Cells divide. Soon, an embryo appears.
Greenwich Time,
Sat Dec 05 19:05:32 PST 2009
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Why humans outlive apes
Washington, Dec 3 : Chimpanzees and great apes have lifespans that barely exceed 50 years, in spite of their genetic similarity to humans.
New Kerala,
Thu Dec 03 05:21:27 PST 2009
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Why humans outlive apes: Human genes have adapted to inflammation, but we are more...
In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. A new study argues that humans have evolved genes that enable ...
Science Daily,
Wed Dec 02 19:20:13 PST 2009
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Scientists, lawyers mull effects of home robots
Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the story of how he once got stuck in an elevator at Stanford Hospital with a droid the size of a washing ma...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Sat Dec 05 21:30:15 PST 2009
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Fruit fly uses same mechanisms as humans to regulate cholesterol, fat
Washington, Dec 3 : Fruit flies use the same molecular mechanisms as humans to help maintain proper balances of cholesterol and a key form of stored fat that contributes to obesity, two new...
New Kerala,
Thu Dec 03 03:50:01 PST 2009
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Why do humans outlive chimps
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Chimpanzees and great apes have lifespans that barely exceed 50 years, in spite of their genetic similarity to humans. The difference is that humans evolved genes t...
MalaysiaNews.net,
Wed Dec 02 22:36:46 PST 2009
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Global warming may require higher dams, stilts
With the world losing the battle against global warming so far, experts are warning that humans need to follow nature's example: Adapt or die.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 04 08:38:33 PST 2009
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Ancient Volcano's Devastating Effects Confirmed
A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that...
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 04 07:10:40 PST 2009
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Research study compares genetic make-up of humans and primates
In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. The difference, explains USC Davis School of Gerontology Profe...
News-Medical-Net,
Wed Dec 02 22:33:44 PST 2009
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