Sunday, August 11, 2013

Fruit flies help Yale scientists sniff out new insect repellents

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Fruit flies help Yale scientists sniff out new insect repellents

Research published in the journal Genetics identifies pieces of control DNA that turn on or off genes that allow fruit flies to...

Family Members of Children with Cancer May Also Be at Risk

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Family Members of Children with Cancer May Also Be at Risk

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, one of the first questions the parents ask is “Will my other children get cancer?”...

The Temperature Tastes - Thermal Sensor in Insects Linked to Taste, Smell

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The Temperature Tastes - Thermal Sensor in Insects Linked to Taste, Smell

Call it the Goldilocks Principle — animals can survive and reproduce only if the temperature is just right. Too hot and they...

Children and Magnets Have a Dangerous Attraction, End Up in the ER

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Children and Magnets Have a Dangerous Attraction, End Up in the ER

Cases involving children ingesting magnets quintupled between 2002 and 2011, with ingestion of multiple magnets generally resulting in more serious outcomes, including...

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Scientists Isolate New Antifreeze Molecule in Alaska Beetle

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Scientists Isolate New Antifreeze Molecule in Alaska Beetle

Scientists have identified a novel antifreeze molecule in a freeze-tolerant Alaska beetle able to survive temperatures below minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit....

Ice Ages Only thanks to Feedback

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Ice Ages Only thanks to Feedback

Science struggled to explain fully why an ice age occurs every 100,000 years. As researchers now demonstrate based on a computer...

Scientists Use Genome Sequencing To Prove Herbal Remedy Causes Upper Urinary Tract Cancers

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Scientists Use Genome Sequencing To Prove Herbal Remedy Causes Upper Urinary Tract Cancers

Genomic sequencing experts at Johns Hopkins partnered with pharmacologists at Stony Brook University to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary...

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