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Missing fossil link 'Dallasaurus' found

... found in areas once covered by seas. Remains were quick to deteriorate under ocean currents; their bodies often fell victim to the ravages of other sea life, such as sharks, who would pick away at carcasses for food. Because of their mostly shallow sea and seaside habitats, the remains of early mosasaurs ...

The shape of things to come: Morphology database going global

...s and search comments made by other scientists - a quick and efficient way to communicate research results. "We're hoping to achieve a change in the way scientists work when they do research," Ronquist said. "That's one of the biggest challenges - changing habits. We need to convince scientists that this ...

Anthrax stops body from fighting back, study shows

... victims were diagnosed and treated earlier due to quick communication from the doctors who pinpointed the first anthrax infection, Southwick said. Twelve other people contracted cutaneous (skin) anthrax infections, which are not usually fatal. Knowledge about anthrax and how it works has improved since...

UF study first to quantify validity of DNA I.D. tool using marine snails

... than biologists can identify them, the need for a quick and accurate method of classifying life has never been more pressing, Meyer said. With millions of animal species on Earth, DNA barcoding can be a helpful identification tool for ecologists who may not necessarily be taxonomy experts, he said. "This...

Preventing a pandemic: Study suggests strategies for containing a flu outbreak

Though quick to caution about the many things that could go wrong, researchers say that it may be possible to contain a Southeast Asian outbreak of avian influenza in humans, buying precious time for the production of a vaccine. Using a computer model to simulat...

Prescription pain patch abuse blamed for increase in deaths

...a slow-release form of a powerful painkiller for a quick and dangerous high, University of Florida researchers warn. The trend is raising alarm as the number of people dying from an overdose of the drug fentanyl, an opioid 100 times more potent than morphine, rises. Addicts are misusing a clear patch that...

Researcher at UGA College of Veterinary Medicine identifies new way of combating viral diseases

...therapies target the virus itself, but viruses are quick to adapt to the body's attempts to disable them, Hodge explained. They can mutate rapidly and develop resistance to almost any antiviral compound. By focusing on the host cell while most scientists concentrate on the virus, Hodge and his colleagues ...

UW-Madison scientists zero in on drugs' sweet spots

...e it provides scientists and drug companies with a quick and easy way to manipulate the sugars found in chemicals produced in nature. Such chemicals -- often found in microbes, plants and marine organisms -- are the bedrock agents upon which many leading drugs are built. The ways sugar groups are organized...

Corn grain mould used as pesticide

...uld they be successful, the team want to develop a quick and easy method for propagating the non-toxic mould for use en masse. There is no danger of additional damage as a result of 'inoculating' the fields with mould, it is claimed. "It can scarcely be prevented that maize or nuts will be infected to a c...

Did humans cause ecosystem collapse in ancient Australia?

...ants were present before the extinctions, we saw a quick shift in dominance from C4 drought-resistant trees, shrubs and grasses, to C3 desert plants. " Why did the scientists point to humans as the instigators of the ecological changes? First, they ruled out the other usual suspect--global climate change....

Computers close in on protein structure prediction

...all-of-fame status for a baseball player, Baker is quick to point out that it is not yet reliable enough for biology. Better models will depend on both smarter exploration strategies and more computer power. "If methods stayed where we are, we wouldn't solve the problem," Baker said. "On the other hand, we...

Mosquito study shows new, faster way West Nile can spread

...dical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have discovered a quick new way that mosquitoes can pass West Nile virus to each other. The new study challenges fundamental assumptions about the virus' transmission cycle and may help explain why it spread so rapidly across North America despite experts' predictions that ...

Study: Predatory dinosaurs had bird-like pulmonary system

...and creating warm-bloodedness. The researchers are quick to point out, however, that the new study doesn't clearly peg predatory dinosaurs as habitually warm-blooded animals. The creatures probably had a more complex strategy, falling somewhere between what scientists define as cold- and warm-blooded. It a...

Frog peptides block HIV in lab study

... activity so that the cell signals elicited by the quick bursts of electricity can be tracked. In subjects who are awake, the pulses elicited a significant response: "The brain reacts in a strong and specific manner," Tononi explains. "There is a very interesting set of activations that occur over great d...

Deep sleep short-circuits brain's grid of connectivity

... activity so that the cell signals elicited by the quick bursts of electricity can be tracked. In subjects who are awake, the pulses elicited a significant response: "The brain reacts in a strong and specific manner," Tononi explains. "There is a very interesting set of activations that occur over great d...

Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists

...ersity's School of Biology, added: "There are many quick fixes on offer but scientific evidence suggests that in most cases these would not be a good use of scarce resources and could actually harm surviving reefs. We need to find a long-term, sustainable solution for restoration. "We're advocating a clean...

Next Generation Body Scanner Launched By The University Of Manchester

...d. As well as offering higher quality images, the quick scanning time means that more patients will be able to take advantage of the equipment, such as severely ill people who have previously been unable to tolerate the longer scanning times involved. John Atwill, Managing Director of Philips Medical Sys...

Thai spice helps cut blood sugar swings

... writes, "new cravings are created, requiring more quick carbohydrate fixes." Next steps Wielinga again warned that any comparison between rats and humans regarding HCA have to be treated very carefully. However, he said now that it is known where HCA has an effect in rats, the next step is to try and un...

Biomarkers isolated from saliva successfully predict oral and breast cancer

...cancers has long been a goal of scientists seeking quick and easy screening tools that could be done in a doctor's office. The search for such tests, however, has been stalled until recently with the advance of several emerging technologies including improved methods to identify, collect, preserve and ampl...

CoPub Mapper: mining MEDLINE based on search term co-publication

...o-occurrence. The CoPub Mapper program allows for quick and versatile querying of co-published genes and keywords and can be successfully used to cluster predefined groups of genes and microarray data. ...

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