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Scientists discover global pattern of big fish diversity in open oceans

...lanet ?a region where legal and pirate fishers rub shoulders in the pursuit of big fish and even bigger profits," says Callum Roberts of the University of York in the United Kingdom. "Conservationists are fighting to place some areas off limits to fishing. This study provides welcome advice on the best places ...

Scientists discover stem cell origin of neck and shoulders

... stem cell origin of the structure of the neck and shoulders in vertebrates. The scientists believe that instea...fied these key players in forming the neck and the shoulders we can start looking for the genes that are on in these stem cells and which are ultimately responsi...

Can't serve an ace? Could be muscle fatigue

...is player is serving, they don't watch where their shoulders are, they rely on the brain's knowledge of how much effort is required to maintain the best position, to get the ball where it needs to go. "However, if the limbs are fatigued the brain must activate them harder and this leads to errors about where ...

Cigarette smoking impedes tendon-to-bone healing

...lar proliferation in the rats' surgically repaired shoulders and decreased collagen production, leading to infe...nd had different biomechanical properties in their shoulders following rotator cuff repair. Measuring properties called maximum stress and maximum force, the res...

Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent

...il. A blackish crest of fur on the crown, nape and shoulders add to its distinctive appearance. Isothrix barbarabrownae, as the new species has been named, is described in the current issue of Mastozoología Neotropical (Neotropical mammalogy), the principal mammalogy journal of South America. A color illust...

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