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Colombian frog believed extinct found alive

...ific importance of the finding must motivate us to adopt urgent measures toward saving the last of these amphibians, both in the wild and through captive breeding programs," said Fabio Arjona, executive director of Conservation International in Colombia. "That will require a lot of support from the local a...

Important gene controlling tree growth and development found

...ycle between growth and dormancy. This is a way to adopt to harsh winter conditions when the supply of wate...in the fall. This knowledge is vital if we want to adopt plants and trees to new climates. ...

For super-obese patients, duodenal switch beats gastric bypass

...se patients. But surgeons have been hesitant to adopt the duodenal switch for several reasons, he said: "greater technical complexity of the operation, particularly when performed laparoscopically; greater potential for nutritional deficiencies; and need for life-long medical follow-up." "Given these...

Fighting like a girl or boy determined by gene in fruit flies

...itched. With a feminine fruitless gene, male flies adopt more ladylike tactics, mostly the head butt and some shoving. With the masculine fruitless gene, females instinctively lunge to the exclusion of their usual maneuvers. The gender-bending fruit flies were first developed to study courtship in the ...

New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community

... experts today called on the federal government to adopt and implement a new blueprint to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in the African-American community. The plan is outlined in a new report, African-Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for Confronting the Epidemic in Black America, ...

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

...rative medicine themselves or whether they wait to adopt therapies developed first elsewhere may depend both on their economic position and on the level of research attention a particular regenerative medicine application is receiving in industrialized nations. However, as highlighted in the 2005 report o...

Sports cheats beware -- new test detects previously undetectable drug

...identifies it. "If the drug testing authorities adopt this new test it will close a gap in the current drug testing system, and mean that athletes will no longer be able to get away with this form of cheating," says lead author Mario Thevis, who works in the Center for Preventive Doping Research ?Instit...

Uncovering DNA's 'sweet' secret

... in an antiparallel fashion - unlike DNA which can adopt a parallel orientation. Finally,the irregular spaces between the "rungs" prevent homo-DNA from taking onthe uniform structure DNA uses to store genetic information. The findings suggest that fully hydroxylated six-carbon sugars probably would not h...

New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks

...te with lists of tips and traps, to help hospitals adopt standardized methods for evaluating and treating early sepsis patients. ...

Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs

...ers' health." If all European countries were to adopt a similar policy, she estimates that between 5 to 10 million premature deaths from smoking could be prevented over the next generation. Although Dr. Godfrey admits that the impact of the Irish ban has been "enormous," she also highlights several ...

Latent memory of cells comes to life

...develops: cells with identical genetic information adopt very different fates, forming tissues that have apparently very little in common with each other, such as skin, brain, or bones. Mechanisms at the origin of this so-called cellular differentiation are those for which researchers at the University of ...

CU study reveals why starling females cheat

...eir mates, though other species of birds appear to adopt similar mating strategies. "This is the first study to show that individuals from the same population mate with extra-pair males and gain both direct (like additional helpers) and indirect benefits (like better genes for the offspring), but that t...

Staphylococcus aureus hides out in cells

...ular survival appears related to its capability to adopt a discrete behaviour instead of actively duplicating,” says Patrice Francois, a Geneva-based member of the research team. “S. aureus then benefits from natural or programmed cell death to re-emerge and trigger another episode of infection, leading to...

Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming

... the researchers continually emphasize the need to adopt other technologies in addition to carbon sequestration. ''Geological sequestration is going to be one of a family of solutions for addressing the greenhouse gas issue,'' said Zoback. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are already feasible t...

FDA sees nanotech challenges in every product category it regulates

...e first inning. But the agency must act rapidly to adopt and fully implement the Nanotechnology Task Force’s recommendations. Without moving quickly and building on the recommendations in the Task Force report, FDA will not be able to keep pace with today’s rapidly developing nanotechnology market or engen...

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