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Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young
White horses are colored
horses that turn grey, then
white, at a very young age.
The white horse is an icon
for dignity which has had a
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High Economic Value Set On Threatened Mexican Mangroves
Mangrove destruction not
only comes with ecological
cost, but monetary as well:
$37,500 per hectare each
year, researchers say.
Mexican mangroves, trees
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Stem Cell Chicken And Egg Debate Moves To Unlikely Arena: The Testes
Logic says it has to be the
niche. As air and water
preceded life, so the niche,
that hospitable environment
that shelters adult stem
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Commercial Bees Spreading Disease To Wild Pollinating Bees
Bees provide crucial
pollination service to
numerous crops and up to a
third of the human diet
comes from plants pollinated
by insects. However,
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Discovery Of A Mechanism That Regulates Cell Movement
July 23, 2008 — A mechanism that controls the movement of cells in a tissue by regulating cell adhesion has been identified. This same mechanism may be defective in diseases such as cancer and metastasis, when ... > full story -
New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four Strains Of Dengue Virus
July 23, 2008 — Researchers have developed a novel four-component vaccine that protects monkeys against all four strains of dengue virus and may potentially offer protection to the millions of humans at risk ... > full story -
Environmental Factors Linked To Sex Ratio Of Plants Discovered
July 23, 2008 — Environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations according to new research. The authors suggest that when females capture large amounts of pollen, ... > full story -
Some Earthworms Make Septic Systems Work Better, Others Do The Opposite
July 23, 2008 — The right earthworms can make home septic systems work better. The wrong ones could do the opposite. That's the finding in a study of worm populations living in the soil near trenches receiving ... > full story -
Viral Recombination: Another Way HIV Fools The Immune System
July 23, 2008 — When individuals infected with HIV become infected with a second strain of the virus, the two viral strains can exchange genetic information, creating a third, recombinant strain of the virus that ... > full story -
Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
July 23, 2008 — A new fossil discovery -- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent -- provides new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. Scientists made ... > full story -
New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus
July 23, 2008 — Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions of ... > full story -
Fresh From The Grapevine To The Table With Sulfur Dioxide Preservative
July 23, 2008 — Table grapes are subject to serious water loss and decay while making the long trip from the vine to tables around the world. Pads placed over the fruit packed in boxes are one way of ensuring that ... > full story -
Raptors Survival Can Be Threatened By Ingesting Lead And Cadmium
July 23, 2008 — Environmental pollutants accumulate in birds of prey, and in some cases, these can cause death. A comparative study of raptors in Galicia and Extremadura undertaken by Spanish researchers has ... > full story -
Pollination Habits Of Endangered Texas Rice Revealed To Help Preservation
July 23, 2008 — A type of wild rice that only grows in a small stretch of the San Marcos River is likely so rare because it plays the sexual reproduction game ... > full story
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