• Novel Virus Identified In Endangered Species May Represent Evolution Of Two Major Virus Families
  December 30, 2007 — The near extinction of the western barred bandicoot has led to the identification of a novel virus exhibiting characteristics of two ancient virus families. The western barred bandicoot, an ... > full story
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• Study Maps Life In Extreme Environments
  December 30, 2007 — A team of biologists have developed a model mapping the control circuit governing a whole free living organism. This is an important milestone for the new field of systems biology and will allow the ... > full story
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• Handling Pesticides Associated With Greater Asthma Risk In Farm Women
  December 30, 2007 — New research on farm women has shown that contact with some commonly used pesticides in farm work may increase their risk of allergic asthma. They found an average increase of 50 percent in the ... > full story
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• Cell Growth Discovery: Protein Interactions Of MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway Measured
  December 30, 2007 — Scientists have achieved a quantitative in vivo measurement of the dynamic protein-protein interactions in the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade signaling pathway, which is critical to growth ... > full story
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• Photo-monitoring Whale Sharks: Largest Fish In The Sea Appear To Thrive Under Regulated Ecotourism
  December 29, 2007 — Up to 20 meters long and weighing as much as 20 tons, its enormous size gives the whale shark its name. Listed as a rare species, relatively little is known about whale sharks. However, a new study ... > full story
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• Two 'Noses' Are Necessary For Flies To Navigate Well
  December 29, 2007 — Animals and insects communicate through an invisible world of scents. By exploiting infrared technology, researchers at Rockefeller University just made that world visible. With the ability to see ... > full story
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• 2000 Tigers Possible In Thailand, Study Says
  December 29, 2007 — Thailand's Western Forest Complex -- a 6,900 square mile (18,000 square kilometers) network of parks and wildlife reserves -- can potentially support some 2,000 tigers, making it one of the world's ... > full story
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• Stickleback Fish Follow Prawns To Find Good Places To Eat
  December 29, 2007 — A new study reveals that prawns can be used by fish species to find the best places to eat. Research into the behavior patterns of sticklebacks highlights the fact they use prawns to determine the ... > full story
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• Insect Gut Detects Unhealthy Meal
  December 28, 2007 — Plant leaves and surfaces are teeming with microbial life, yet the insects that feed on plants lack adaptive immune systems to fend off any intruding microorganisms they eat along with their greens. ... > full story
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• Deep-sea Species' Loss Could Lead To Oceans' Collapse, Study Suggests
  December 28, 2007 — The loss of deep-sea species poses a severe threat to the future of the oceans, suggests a new report in Current Biology. In a global-scale study, the researchers found some of the first evidence ... > full story