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Study: Living coral reefs provide better protection from tsunami waves

...ws yet another way that protecting the environment relates to humanity in a very tangible way," he said. "Villages get built behind coral reefs for good reasons, and this is one of them." Kunkel said that she hoped the study would inspire other scientists to continue the research by obtaining more observat...

Pleasure and pain: Study shows brain's 'pleasure chemical' is involved in response to pain too

... response varies between individuals in a way that relates directly to how the pain makes them feel. It's the first time that dopamine has been linked to pain response in humans. The finding, published in the October 18 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, may help explain why people are more likely to ...

Unraveling where chimp and human brains diverge

...in a paragraph ?you don't get to see how each word relates to the other. So instead we used a systems biology approach to study each gene within its context." The scientists identified networks of genes that correspond to specific brain regions. When they compared these networks between humans and chi...

Two studies on bee evolution reveal surprises

...olutionary pattern of bees and how their evolution relates to the evolution of flowering plants. Flowering plants are among the most diverse organisms that have ever existed -- Charles Darwin called their origin and diversification an "abominable mystery." More than 16,000 species of bees, organized into ...

New research shows why too much memory may be a bad thing

... memory, a specific form of short-term memory that relates to the ability to store task-specific information for a limited timeframe, e.g., where your car is parked in a huge mall lot or remembering a phone number for few seconds before writing it down. Because working memory is highly sensitive to interfere...

How fish conquered the ocean

...s", says Dr. Finn and adds, "Our paper in PLoS ONE relates to the molecular solutions evolved among the teleost ancestors and provides a compelling hypothesis of when, how and why the teleosts succeeded in the oceanic environment. It is common knowledge that water is essential for life," continues Dr. Finn, ...

New details on how the immune system recognizes influenza

...nza virus' proteins, the vast majority of the data relates to just two influenza proteins, the hemagglutinin (HA) and nucleoprotein (NP). Most of the influenza virus data comes from analyses of immune responses obtained with mice; some comes from rabbits, ferrets and monkeys, and very little comes from hum...

Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification

... Of particular interest to DOE is how this effort relates to its Genomes to Life program, which is focused on identifying and characterizing the molecular machines of life. This study helps extend the initial studies of microbial isolates growth in carefully controlled laboratory settings to more real-world...

Fast and slow -- How the spinal cord controls the speed of movement

...ent speeds. While no one knows how this pattern relates to other vertebrates, the research opens a door toward basic understanding of the architecture and function of nerves in spinal cords. With regard to regeneration of spinal cords following injury, for example, medical researchers need a template for ...

Effect on breast tumors of DNA alternations in 3 genes described

...nt study was to determine how DNA hypermethylation relates to other characteristics of breast tumors. "It is well known that mutation in genes -- alterations in their sequence -- is one of the characteristics of tumors responsible for some of their disease properties," said Menghua Tao, Ph.D., research as...

Warning from Asian bees

...lle said. “Roughly one-third of the food we eat relates back to bee pollinated crops, so most of the benefits of honeybees actually come from pollinations. “About 90 fruit and vegetable crops, including melons, pumpkins, and even cotton are more productive with their help. “And almond crops rely ent...

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

... has been thought of as a double-edged sword as it relates to sexual signals, because it enhances trait production but comes at a health price to the animal.” “This study shows that testosterone may not be as costly as previously thought, so long as animals can nutritionally offset the immune detriments o...

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