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ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for the Week of June 11 to 18, 2006
Posted 2006-06-16:
- Leptin Found To Control Appetite And Limb Development In Frogs
- Butterfly Speciation Event Recreated
- Another Grape Excuse To Hit The Bottle
- Vampire Bats Recognise Their Prey's Breathing
- Bacterium Takes A Shine To Metals: New Form Of Living Protection For Copper And Other Metallic Surfaces?
- Wild Vs. Lab Rodent Comparison Supports Hygiene Hypothesis
- World Wildlife Fund Captures First-ever Photo Of Wild Rhino On Borneo
- HIV-1's High Virulence Might Be An Accident Of Evolution
- Bioinformatics Successfully Predicts Immune Response To One Of The Most Complex Viruses Known
Posted 2006-06-16:
- Early Bird Caught The Fish: Fossils Depict Aquatic Origins Of Birds 115 Million Years Ago
- Researchers Identify Roles Of Gene Mutations Causing Lupus In Mice
- Thawing Soil In Permafrost A Significant Source Of Carbon
- Researchers Offer Clues To How Leaves Patterns Are Formed
- Sleepy Fruit Flies Provide Clues To Learning And Memory
- Study Concludes That Pesticide Use Increases Risk Of Parkinson's In Men
- Global Warming May Warrant New Approaches To Ecosystem Restoration
- Arctic Expedition Will Investigate Alien-like Glacier
- Consumption Of Fish Oil Does Not Appear To Protect Against Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Posted 2006-06-15:
- Airborne Mold Spores Increase Kids' Risk For Multiple Allergies
- Harmful Algal Blooms Monitored From Space
- Risk For Skin Lesions Increases With Low-dose Exposure To Arsenic In Drinking Water
- UCSD Researchers Develop 'Smart Petri Dish'
- Compact Tidal Generator Could Reduce The Cost Of Producing Electricity From Flowing Water
- UT Southwestern Allergist Offers Coping Strategies For Relief From Summer Allergens
- Microbes Transform 'Safest' PBDEs Into More Harmful Compounds
- Triple Threat Polymer Captures And Releases
- Stem Cells Found In Adult Skin Can Be Transplanted And Function In Mouse Models Of Disease
- Retired Professor Captures A 'Living Fossil' -- Laotian Rock Rat Once Believed To Have Gone Extinct
- Scientists Find Chlorine May Contribute To Ozone Formation
Posted 2006-06-14:
- Some Genetic Research Is Best Done Close To The Evolutionary Home
- Experimental Vaccine Protects Lab Animals Against Several Strains Of H5N1 Bird Flu Virus
- Research Finds Evidence Of RNA In Structures Essential To Cell Division
- Backs To The Future: Aymara Language And Gesture Point To Mirror-Image View Of Time
- Coffee Drinking Associated With Lower Risk For Alcohol-related Liver Disease
- Coral Death Results From Bacteria Fed By Algae
Posted 2006-06-13:
- Biologists Trace Back Genetic Origins Of Rice Domestication
- Gene Therapy Injected Into The Brains' Of Mice With Huntington's Disease
- New Satellite Set To Collect Most-detailed Data Yet About Atmospheric Particles
- Pollen Proves Beneficial For Northern Lakes
- Parallel Evolution: Proteins Do It, Too
- New Study Shows Much Of The World Emerged From Last Ice Age Together
- Brain Region Linked To Fly Slumber
- Professor's Phage-hunters Strike Pay Dirt
- Mosquito Immune System: Same Immune Factors Used To Fight Malaria Parasite And Infectious Pathogens
- The Long And The Short Of It: Expanding Small RNA Biology In Mammals
Posted 2006-06-12:
Posted 2006-06-11:
Posted 2006-06-10:
- Monkeys Vaccinated Against SIV Survive Longer After Infection
- Gazelles Shrink Liver And Heart To Reduce Oxygen Consumption During Drought
- Mussel Strain: Same Species Responds Differently To Same Warming, Depending On Location
Posted 2006-06-09:
- Bacteria Have Their Own Immune System Protecting Against Outside DNA
- Secret Sex Lives Of Swans Under Scrutiny In New Study
- Gene Therapy Protects Mice From The Effects Of Whole-body Irradiation
- More Than One-third Of Disaster Victims May Suffer From Stress Disorder
- Zebra Finch Males Prefer Females With Exaggerated Maternal Traits
- Mini-dinosaurs From The Harz Mountains: Bones Are Of Dwarf Sauropods
- More Than Drought Affecting Wheat Yields
- New Study Shows Earthquake Shaking Triggers Aftershocks
- Fly's Courtship Sheds Light On The Formation Of Innate Behaviors
Posted 2006-06-08:
- Forming Super-Earths By Ultraviolet Stripping
- Evidence Human Activities Have Shaped Large-scale Ecological Patterns
- Female Birds Boost Up Their Eggs When Hearing Sexy Song
- 100,000 Year-old DNA Sequence Allows New Look At Neandertal's Genetic Diversity
- Producing Bio-ethanol From Agricultural Waste A Step Closer
- Gardenia Fruit Compound Starting Point For Diabetes Therapy
- Diabetes Research Takes Wing Thanks To Long-lived Fruit Fly
Posted 2006-06-07:
- Surf Clam Egg Study May Change Thinking About Centrosomes
- Increased Sensitivity To Nerve Signals Keeps Diabetes At Bay
- Orange, Grapefruit Juice For Breakfast Builds Bones In Rats
- Loss Of Central Vision With Age May Be Linked To Quality Of Dietary Carbohydrates
- Study Shows Our Ancestors Survived 'Snowball Earth'
- Race To Halt Global Amphibian Crisis Boosted By Rediscovery Of Endangered Colombian Frogs
- Green Tea And The 'Asian Paradox'
- Beaver Dams Create Healthy Downstream Ecosystems
- Serotonin, Acting In A Specific Brain Region, Promotes Sleep In Fruit Flies
- Plant Diseases Threaten Chocolate Production Worldwide
Posted 2006-06-06:
- Researchers Propose New Hypothesis On The Evolution Of Hot Springs Microorganisms
- Chasing Tornado Data To Engineer Better Buildings
- Clearing The Air: Links Between Smoking And Osteoporosis Strengthened
- Acid Rain Causing Decline In Sugar Maples, Say Researchers
- New Kind Of Mutation Could Explain Numerous Phenotypic Variations In Various Species
- Understanding And Predicting Desertification: Researchers Offer New Insights On Arid, Semiarid Landscapes
Posted 2006-06-05:
- Tamed 11,400 Years Ago, Figs Were Likely First Domesticated Crop
- Anthropologist Looks At Superstition About June 6 And '666'
Posted 2006-06-04:
- Slab Of Sunken Ocean Floor Found Deep Within Earth
- Genetically Altered Mice No Longer Like Cocaine
- Ecosystems With Many Plant Species Produce More And Survive Threats Better
Posted 2006-06-03:
- Gene Therapy Prevents The Onset Of Diabetic Symptoms In Mice
- Researchers Discover How Bacteria Sense Their Environments
- Where Climate Is Made In A Greenhouse World
- Gut Reaction: Researchers Define The Colon's Genome, Describe The Busy Microbial World Inside
- Common Carp Sheds New Light On Surviving In Extreme Environments
- Raiders Of The Lost Dimension: Understanding The Quantum Mechanics Of The Universe
- Electric Fish In Africa Could Be Example Of Evolution In Action
- Ultrasonics Boosts Release Rates Of Corn Sugars For Ethanol Production
Posted 2006-06-02:
- Hormone's Role In Insects Could Give Insight For Cancer Treatment, Malnutrition
- Big Bang In Antarctica: Killer Crater Found Under Ice
- Worms Hold Clue To Link Between Cancer And Ageing In Humans
- Sinking Levees: New Report Maps Subsidence, Addresses Flooding In New Orleans
- Alarming Decline In Nepal's Rhinos And Tigers In Former Maoist Stronghold
- North Pole's Ancient Past Holds Lessons For Future Global Warming
- Rhesus Monkeys In Nepal May Provide New Alternative For HIV/AIDS Research
Posted 2006-06-01:
- Bacterial Parasite Strives For Balance In Host Infection
- Taking Evolution's Temperature: Researchers Pinpoint The Energy It Takes To Make A Species
- Researchers Uncover Eight Previously Unknown Species In Caves Near Jerusalem
- Lobsters Avoid Virus By Detecting Illness In Their Own Kind
- Male Plant Species Eradicates Hermaphrodite Relatives
Posted 2006-05-31:
- Swimming Robot Tests Theories About Locomotion In Existing And Extinct Animals
- First Characterization Of Chikungunya Viruses From Indian Ocean Outbreak
- Extending The Reach Of Disaster Relief From Fire To Flood
- Climate Change Responsible For Increased Hurricanes, Researchers Find
- Fatty Diet Does Not Increase Risk Of Skin Cancer
- A Tumour Suppressor In Mice And Men
- Iraq's Marshes Show Progress Toward Recovery
Posted 2006-05-30:
- Ecologists Home In On How Sperm Whales Find Their Prey
- Despite Acidity, Orange Juice Could Still Be A Source Of Foodborne Disease
- Gene Expression Becomes Heterogeneous With Age In Humans And Rats
- Algae's Protein 'Tails' Create Motion ... And Aid Munching
- Genes Discovered That Allow Gum Disease Bacterium To Invade Arteries
- Historic Colorado River Streamflows Reconstructed Back To 1490
- St. John's Wort Relieves Bladder Pain In Animal Models
Posted 2006-05-29:
- Testosterone Boosts Birds' Attractiveness, But Leads To Shorter Lifespan
- Malaria, Potato Famine Pathogen Share Surprising Trait
Posted 2006-05-28:
- Earth's Ozone Layer Appears To Be On The Road To Recovery
- Nature Offers Guidance On Organising Dynamic Networks
Posted 2006-05-27:
- Researchers Confirm HIV-1 Originated In Wild Chimpanzees
- Overfishing Puts Southern California Kelp Forest Ecosystems At Risk, Report Scientists
- Mice Lacking Key Immune Component Still Control Chronic Viral Infections
- Microbes Hitchhike Across Atlantic On Desert Dust
- Innocuous Intestinal Bacteria May Be Reservoir For Resistance
- Lab To Build NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes
- Minerals Go 'Dark' Near Earth's Core
- Faster Atmospheric Warming In Subtropics Pushes Jet Streams Toward Poles
- Ancient Etruscans Unlikely Ancestors Of Modern Tuscans, Statistical Testing Reveals
Posted 2006-05-26:
- Study Outlines Eruption At Undersea Volcano
- Infectious Disease Experts Offer Advice To Prevent And Treat Lyme Disease
- Bacteria's Survival Ration: Ability To Feed On Waste DNA Can Mean Difference Between Life And Death
- What Lies Beneath: Researchers Explore Gulf Floor
- Super-sized Cassava Plants May Help Fight Hunger In Africa
- Survival Of The Selfless: Scientists Find Cheats Don't Always Prosper
Posted 2006-05-25:
- Purdue Researchers Find 'Switch' For Skeletal-muscle Atrophy
- New Space Observations Poised To Save Lives From Floods, Landslides
- Bacterium That Causes Kidney Stones And Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Gives Up Its Genetic Secrets
- Satellite Remote-sensing Method Hatches New Cell-analysis System
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