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Earth's original ancestor was LUCA, not Adam nor Eve

This release is available in French . Montreal, December 17, 2008 Here's another argument against intelligent design. An evolutionary geneticist from the Universit de Montral, together with researchers from the French cities of Lyon and Montpellier, have published a ground-breaking study ...

Common allergy drug reduces obesity and diabetes in mice

...ce whose ability to produce mast cells was genetically impaired. Despite three months of a diet rich in sugar and fat, these mice neither became obese nor developed diabetes. "The best thing about these drugs is that we know it's safe for people," says Shi. "The remaining question now is: Will this a...

Parasitic worms make sex worthwhile

... New Zealand's South Island. The two lakes are on opposite sides of the Southern Alps mountain range, so the researchers assume that neither the worms nor the snails exchange genetic material between the lakes. The snail's parasite, a genus of trematode worms called Microphallus , can be found in bot...

Fruit and vegetable intake in pregnant women reduces risk of upper respiratory tract infection

... found those who ate the most fruits and vegetables were 26 percent less likely to have URTI relative to those who ate the least amount. Neither fruit nor vegetable intake alone was found to be associated with the five-month risk of URTI. The patterns observed for total fruit and vegetable intake and eit...

Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes

...s fat tissue ends up in the liver or muscles a condition that could lead to insulin resistance and diabetes if that fat can't be used. Neither CLA nor the linoleic acid in safflower oil is naturally produced in the human body, so both must be obtained from food or dietary supplements. Linoleic acid i...

Pitt team first to profile genes in acutely ill idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

...some answers." For most patients, the lung-scarring disease progresses gradually and lung function slowly deteriorates. But there is neither a cure nor effective treatment, so median survival is about three years. For unknown reasons, some IPF patients experience rapid declines that cause diffuse dama...

Rampant helper syndrome

...ing bacteria and higher organisms. Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry out unique biochemical processes shared neither with bacteria nor with eukaryotes. Methanogenic archaeans, for example, can produce methane gas out of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The underlying chemical reaction, a ...

Norway, Japan prop up whaling industry with taxpayer money

...al economic crisis, the use of valuable tax dollars to prop up what is basically an economically unviable industry, is neither strategic, sustainable, nor an appropriate use of limited government funds," said Dr Susan Lieberman, Species Programme Director, WWF International. The analysis considers a ...

Mate selection: How does she know he'll take care of the kids?

...ing for their offspring than to being attractive. The idea that males showcase their best qualities to attract females for mating isn't a new one, nor is the idea that they might be deceptive in what they are promoting. Instead, the new findings better predict the requirement for honesty in advertisi...

Jefferson receives $1.7 million grant to study stem cells in intervertebral discs of the spine

...c, but the most common procedures often only provide symptomatic relief. No current therapy can completely restore the function of a degenerated disc nor prevent its further deterioration. Historically, investigations of the intervertebral disc have been limited in scope, leading to a lack of understan...

From 'alarmed' to 'dismissive': The six ways Americans view global warming

...med. The Cautious (19 percent) believe global warming is a problem, but are less certain it is happening. They neither view it as a personal threat nor feel a sense of urgency about it. The Disengaged (12 percent) do not know much about global warming or whether it is happening and have not thought...

Immune genes adapt to parasites

...000 people worldwide. Of 91 genes assessed, 44 bore signatures of evolutionary selection, meaning that the genetic variation was neither due to chance nor to the migration of populations over time. And some of that variation correlated with the diversity of parasites that live alongside humans. The data ...

A genome may reduce your carbon footprint

...hrough marker-assisted selection into almost all breeding programs. With availability of cheap sequencing capacity, neither complete sequence assembly nor gene annotation is required to apply these techniques. In a species such as switchgrass there exists a great deal of phenotypic variation derived f...

Visualizing virus replication in three dimensions

...as the hepatitis C virus. In addition, it offers new approaches for developing measures to prevent or treat dengue fever. Up to now, neither a vaccine nor a specific antiviral therapy exists. Professor Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager, director of the Department of Molecular Virology at the Heidelberg Hygien...

Protecting fresh-cut produce

...with the two highest levels of harpin the day before harvest, inner leaves had 25% higher phenolic content. The lowest harpin level made no difference nor did applications 1 week before harvest at any harpin level. All three harpin levels increased phenolic levels 7% to 9% in outer leaves when applied 1 ...

Experts lay to rest long-held misconceptions about high fructose corn syrup at ILSI-USDA workshop

...alories and metabolism. Replacing high fructose corn syrup in foods with other fructose-containing sweeteners will provide neither improved nutrition nor a meaningful solution to the obesity crisis. "In light of similarities in composition, sweetness, energy content, processing and metabolism, claims t...

Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections

...ly resistant bacteria in human airway cells by 90 percent and it also prevented formation of damaging biofilms. In contrast, neither an iron chelator nor tobramycin alone had such success. "We built on the idea that if more iron helps bacteria to grow, maybe taking iron away will help kill them," sa...

Researchers identify a molecule that increases the risk of cardiac insufficiency

...e researchers, this project shows that some drugs prescribed for patients with cardiac insufficiency do not actually inhibit the enzyme lysyl oxidase, nor do they reduce fibrosis or improve heart functions. Other drugs however, which are less commonly used, do have these beneficial qualities. "Our work o...

Increasing levels of rare element found worldwide

...ss removes sulfur present in the ore as sulfur dioxide and, at the same time, releases osmium, which is abundant in the ore. "Neither South Africa nor Russia has implemented environmental laws regulating this, but if steps are taken to minimize these emissions, the incidence of osmium will certainly ...

Aware, Inc. Amends and Extends Dutch Auction Tender Offer

...ity to tender some or all of their shares at a price not greater than $2.60 nor less than $2.20 per share. Based on the number of shares tendered and the p...0. Important Notice: This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The solicitation of offers t...

Caffeine appears to be beneficial in males -- but not females -- with Lou Gehrig's disease

...untary muscles and often death within five years of symptoms. Although ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) was discovered over a century ago, neither the cause nor a cure have been found, but several mechanisms seem to play a role in its development, including oxidative stress. Coffee, Caffeine and ALS Re...

Computational model examines the pathways of Alzheimer's that strikes at the young

... in the brain to the extent seen in Alzheimer's patients. However, overproduction of GSK3 as opposed to activation may be able to cause those changes. nor was there any link found between amyloid beta plaque and tau tangles. The main conclusion of the model so far is that no single change to the system c...

Caffeine appears to be beneficial in males -- but not females -- with Lou Gehrig's disease

...untary muscles and often death within five years of symptoms. Although ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) was discovered over a century ago, neither the cause nor a cure have been found, but several mechanisms seem to play a role in its development, including oxidative stress. Coffee, Caffeine and ALS Re...

Computational model examines the pathways of Alzheimer's that strikes at the young

... in the brain to the extent seen in Alzheimer's patients. However, overproduction of GSK3 as opposed to activation may be able to cause those changes. nor was there any link found between amyloid beta plaque and tau tangles. The main conclusion of the model so far is that no single change to the system c...

Public trust doctrine could aid management of US oceans

...a critical legal foundation for a coordinated, ecosystem-based federal ocean policy, it has not yet been formally articulated by the executive branch, nor has it been recognized by federal courts or expressly established in statutory law," Roady says. The Duke researchers identify three possible avenu...

UIC biologists use DNA to study migration of threatened whale sharks

...the shark's biology, perhaps because they have been studied primarily near shore, while mature animals may breed and give birth out in the open ocean. nor is much known about neonatal or juvenile sharks, including where they grow to maturity, or how and when they move between regions. That has made devis...

Stevens hosts 'Green Building: The Bottom Line,' April 8

...ngly sought designation, the panelists will also discuss practical measures to boost a project's sustainability when such a rating is neither required nor attainable. "There are realizable, good standards that can be achieved within the context of a given municipality or site," said Anthony Gude, chie...

Aware, Inc. Amends and Extends Dutch Auction Tender Offer

...ity to tender some or all of their shares at a price not greater than $2.60 nor less than $2.20 per share. Based on the number of shares tendered and the p...0. Important Notice: This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The solicitation of offers t...

Aware, Inc. Commences Dutch Auction Tender Offer

...uestions or information, please call the information agent at (800) 262-0158. Important Notice: This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The solicitation of offers to buy shares of Aware common stock will only be made pursuant to the Offer...

Aware, Inc. Commences Dutch Auction Tender Offer

...uestions or information, please call the information agent at (800) 262-0158. Important Notice: This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The solicitation of offers to buy shares of Aware common stock will only be made pursuant to the Offer...

Amazon carbon sink threatened by drought

...than half of the world's rainforest, covering an area 25 times as great as the United Kingdom. No other ecosystem on Earth is home to so many species nor exerts such control on the carbon cycle. The study involved 68 scientists from 13 countries working in RAINFOR, a unique research network dedicat...

1 drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette

...ining varenicline with alcohol in the doses studied. When combined with low doses of alcohol, varenicline did not change blood pressure or heart rate, nor did it seem to induce nausea or dizziness. "We anticipate that the results of this preliminary study will trigger clinical trials of varenicline as...

Lower increases in global temps could lead to greater impacts than previously thought, study finds

...he atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system." That level is not defined by the Convention nor has it been clearly defined in subsequent negotiations by parties to the Convention. One of the authors, Michael Oppenheimer, a professor of geosc...

Controlling cucumber beetles organically

...ants collected cucumber beetles, which were counted and removed on a weekly basis. The watermelon yields were not adversely affected by the Al-plastic nor by the companion plants. More beetles were collected in the control and Al-plastic groups than the companion plant groups. Similar numbers of beetl...

Preventing rangeland erosion: Developing better management practices in Iran

...sults, it is important to note that the study did not resolve important questions unanswered from the standpoint of a workshops' costbenefit analysis, nor did it compare workshops with other methods of program delivery. Further research is needed to examine these factors. ...

SectorWatch.biz Issues Commentary for Investors of Homeland Defense Companies FOUR, MAGS, NSSC, PNTR, BCO, and CKP

...he subject companies have not always approved the statements made in this report. J.A. Knepp CRD#2849651. This report is neither a solicitation to buy nor offer to sell securities but is for information purposes only and shouldn't be used as basis for any investment decision. MP isn't an investment advis...

Polarstern expedition 'LOHAFEX' can be conducted

...nvironment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety concluded that the iron fertilisation experiment LOHAFEX is neither against environmental standards nor the international law in force. There are thus no ecological and legal reasons to further suspend the iron fertilisation experiment LOHAFEX. Reacti...

New book plants seed for biodiverse food production

...how they originated, and how they are impacting the world and indigenous cultures. "The future of the planet depends not so much on military power nor on capital speculation but on each one of us making daily food choices that affect global exchange or enclosure of biodiversityour collective nourishm...

Texas Medical Center researchers win collaborative grants

... system to respond to mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the disease. When the system goes awry, immune cells cannot effectively digest bacteria nor will bone marrow make blood or more immune cells, and the mice become anemic and die of infection. The researchers suspect similar processes take pla...

Rice University psychologist finds women's brains recognize, encode smell of male sexual sweat

...siform region, the right orbitofrontal cortex and the right hypothalamus. "With the exception of the hypothalamus, neither the orbitofrontal cortex nor the fusiform region is considered to be associated with sexual motivation and behavior," Chen said. "Our results imply that the chemosensory informati...