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Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage

... unfolds. The team uncovered a complex, unexpected tale of supply and demand regarding blood flow and oxygen. In short, the team found that the brain develops a voracious demand for energy as the organ attempts to restore the delicate chemical balance that is lost in the initial throes of a phenomenon...

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

...means a hopeful new chapter in the otherwise bleak tale of the eastern hemlock tree. From Georgia to Maine, this once-mighty conifer is now succumbing to an exotic pest, hemlock woolly adelgid. First detected in the western US in 1924, the adelgid reached Virginia in the 1950s. An aphid-like insect, th...

Fungal factories may save hemlock forests

...means a hopeful new chapter in the otherwise bleak tale of the eastern hemlock tree. From Georgia to Maine, this once-mighty conifer is now succumbing to an exotic pest, hemlock woolly adelgid. First detected in the western US in 1924, the adelgid reached Virginia in the 1950s. An aphid-like insect, th...

Genome archaeology illuminates the genetic engineering debate

Genome Research's cover story for Oct. 2 tells a tale of "genome archaeology" by genetic researchers who dug deeply into the long history of maize and rice. Their resulting insights into plant genomic evolution may well fuel the fires of the genetically modified organism (GMO) controversy. "Our findin...

Ultrasound may help regrow teeth

... the device would be 1.4 million users. In a true tale of interdisciplinary work, El-Bialy met Chen at the U of A's new staff orientation. After hearing about Chen's expertise in nanoscale circuit design and nano-biotechnology, El-Bialy explained his own research and asked if Chen might be able to help p...

Avian influenza virus in mammals spreads beyond the site of infection to other organ systems

...stemic replication in cats, providing a cautionary tale for humans regarding how influenza is spread and how the disease presents itself. Rimmelzwaan and colleagues caution that because of the systemic nature of avian influenza, "H5N1 virus infection needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of...

Solution to Pollution: New Bacteria Eats Toxic Waste

...uman-interest orientation. In Orson Wells?classic tale “War of the Worlds,?invisible bacteria saved the world as well as the people in it. Through this project, life is imitating art and through these unique bacteria the world may stay a little cleaner, said Sims. ...

The secret lives of whales

...orldwide and are whale icons ?thanks to Melville’s tale of Moby Dick, the rare white sperm whale. Female sperm whales feed in tropical regions while males travel globally and feed near the poles. “For example, of the roughly one million sperm whales killed by whalers in the Antarctic Ocean, only one was a...

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