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Researchers find gene that may be at root of potato blight

...estation by recognizing Avr3a and then ward off an impending disease. The R3a gene was discovered earlier this year by scientists at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. In laboratory experiments on leaves from potato plants, the scientists found that the leaves containing the R3a gene successfully resiste...

New results validating Pall prion reduction filter disclosed at ISBT Congress

...on transmission of prions, noting that a potential impending approach is filtration. He also discussed the status of blood donor testing to detect vCJD. Although tests are in development by several companies, no solutions are likely in the short-term. He reviewed the complexity of developing accurate and reli...

Gene controls whether fear is a factor

...rols the ability to react with appropriate fear to impending danger. As a result, mice lacking the gene stathmin become daredevils of a sort, the researchers report. The basic findings may have general implications for the study of anxiety disorders and potential anti-anxiety drugs, according to researchers. ...

Ultrasounds show mothers' drinking shrinks fetal brain

...es among drinkers who quit after learning of their impending motherhood to those among women who continued to drink. Within the heavy drinking group, the ultrasounds revealed that fetuses of the continuing drinkers had a smaller ratio of head-to-abdominal circumference, which indicates reduced skull growth. ...

World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says

...ies over the fate of Social Security center on the impending retirement of the Baby Boom generation. By 2035, the U.S. dependency ratio is projected to double from approximately 1:5 to just above 2:5. Increased boomer lifespans will add an alarming extra weight to an already sagging system. Factoring in increa...

Crucial site for endangered frogs and birds saved

...In late December, Fundación ProAves learned of the impending sale of plots from the site for construction of vacation homes. It alerted the Alliance for Zero Extinction of the crisis, and in less than a month, ABC and CI had secured the $130,000 necessary for Fundación ProAves to buy the entire site that now w...

Race to halt global amphibian crisis boosted by rediscovery of endangered Colombian frogs

...In late December, Fundación ProAves learned of the impending sale of plots from the site for construction of vacation homes. It alerted the Alliance for Zero Extinction, and in less than a month, ABC and CI had secured the funding necessary for Fundación ProAves to buy the entire site that now comprises the El...

Successful lung cancer surgery not enough to break nicotine dependence in many smokers

...apse among people who were "forced" to quit due to impending surgery. "These patients are all addicted, so you cannot assume they will easily change their behavior simply because they have dodged this particular bullet," said the study’s lead author, Mark S. Walker, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and Assist...

Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'

...ne Science. "Elevating public awareness about this impending crisis is critical to averting it." "This report is a call to the world’s coastal managers that we need to do more to protect seagrass habitat," said co-author Dr. Tim Carruthers of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "Sea...

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