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Fighting to keep Darwin in the classroom

...ions and organizations have had notable success in combating intelligent design in the classroom, what is needed now is a fresh source of evolution materials and anti-creationism ammunition for our school teachers on the front lines of this ongoing battle. Today, on Darwin's 198th birthday, Springer announces...

Research on grey mould offers possible breakthrough in tomato cultivation

...ote far less resources ?or perhaps none at all ?to combating B. cinerea. An additional benefit of these new tomatoes is that they will be more suitable for closed glasshouse cultivation. This new type of glasshouse has a higher atmospheric humidity that actually increases the chance of grey mould activity. ...

Link found between immune system and high plasma lipid levels

...roduct of inflammation or untoward consequences of combating pathogens or autoimmunity remains to be determined." ...

Do fruit flies have free will?

...ty for spontaneous nonrandom behavior and may help combating disorders leading to compromised spontaneous behavioral variability in humans such as depression, schizophrenia or obsessive compulsive disorder. The research will appear in the May 16, 2007 issue of the open-access journal PLoS ONE. ...

Revealed -- Mosquito genes that could be controlling the spread of killer viruses

... of future research that could lead to new ways of combating these diseases. One possibility would be to affect the activity of the genes and therefore help the mosquitoes fight off the viruses more effectively, preventing transmission to humans. Imperial College scientists participating in this study estab...

ASU research shows connection between testosterone, dietary antioxidants and bird coloration

...enoid levels and became healthier, as if they were combating testosterone directly with antioxidants. “These findings show that there are nutrient specific mechanisms by which animals can avoid the immune costs of testosterone elevation and still keep their attractive and bright colors,” McGraw said. Most p...

Migration alert -- How tumor cells home in on the lymphatic system

...ics. This research could open new avenues for combating metastasis, says Swartz. “It implies that if a lymphatic was blocked, tumor cells would be less attracted to it. This means that tumor cells “know” which lymphatic vessels will be more effective routes for dissemination,” she explains. “Therapeutica...

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