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Month: August 2011
Decade-long study reveals recurring patterns of viruses in the open ocean
Viruses fill the ocean and have a significant effect on ocean biology, specifically marine microbiology,…
El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake was simple on surface, complicated at depth, new data show
Like scars that remain on the skin long after a wound has healed, earthquake fault…
Hydrogen provides energy for bacteria in ‘extreme’ habitats
In deep ocean waters, some organisms can thrive in a presumably hostile type of ecosystem:…
Like humans, chimps are born with immature forebrains
In both chimpanzees and humans, portions of the brain that are critical for complex cognitive…
Genomes sequenced: Bugs within mealybugs; and bugs within bugs within mealybugs
In the case of sap-feeding insects, intimate associations with microbes offer a source for essential…
In quest for new therapies, clinician-scientist team unlocks hidden information in human genome
Researchers created a model resource that not only identifies but also outlines the function of…
Stem cell mobilization therapy safe for bone marrow donors, study suggests
Researchers have reported that administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, a drug that releases stem cells…
Cocaine addicts prefer money in hand to snowy future
When a research team asked cocaine addicts to choose, hypothetically, between money now or cocaine…
Arctic ice melt could pause for several years, then resume again
Although Arctic sea ice appears fated to melt as the climate continues to warm, the…