Nematodes are often talked about in a quiet fearful voice. The image of the small microscopic worms can bring grown men to their knees. Unfortunately like many things in our world, a few “bad” apples have ruined the entire ...
Tags: Soil Nematodes, Agriculture
In 2002, Secretary of state Donald Rumsfeld made a statement regarding weapons of mass destruction that today is still well known. He famously parsed the evidence (or lack thereof) into "known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns." ...
Tags: weapons of mass destruction, evolutionary biology, Donald Rumsfeld
The species historically cited as the most abundant of coral algae that forms rodoliths at the Gulf of California in Mexico is in reality a compound of five different species. This finding was made by Jazmín Hernández Kantun, ...
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An international team of scientists led by National Institutes of Health researchers has traced the likely origin of the enzyme needed to manufacture the hormone melatonin to roughly 500 million years ago. Their work indicates that this ...
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Scientists have obtained the first detailed molecular structure of a member of the Tet family of enzymes. The finding is important for the field of epigenetics because Tet enzymes chemically modify DNA, changing signposts that tell the ...
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It won't all harm you, but some of it might. That's the caveat in the latest Consumer Reports analysis of tests on raw chicken breasts purchased at retailers nationwide. The analysis found that 97 percent of tested chicken breast samples ...
Tags: raw chicken breasts, intestinal bacteria, food safety, E.coli
Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Swainsboro, GA, has recalled 200 pounds of Heavenly Blue cheese because of potential Salmonella enteritidis contamination. As of 11 a.m., Nov. 27, 2013, all purchasers had been notified and more than 90 percent of ...
New polymers could allow for self-healing materials, the University of Pittsburgh recently reported. Materials manufactured from the new composites can regenerate themselves when damaged. Results of the Pitt research were recently ...
Tags: medical plastics, health
Another member of the labiatae, or mint, family, thyme is an herb native to the Mediterranean basin and comes in many varieties. There is only one plant, thymus vulgaris, but the composition of the oil distilled from the plant shows ...
Those who play reed instruments -- clarinets and saxophones -- can get "saxophone lung" from the instrument if it is not properly cleaned, U.S. researchers say. In a case study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and ...
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US-based Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals has announced today the issuing of a patent entitled, ‘Nucleic Acids Encoding Hyperactive PiggyBac Transposases’ on 19 March 2013 and a patent entitled, ‘A Genetically Modified Rat ...
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Ippolito Fruit and Produce is voluntarily recalling Frisco's, Queen Victoria and Metro brands spinach, as they may be contaminated with Salmonella, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced. Products being recalled include ...
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Human centric lighting is intended to promote a person’s well-being, mood and health. It can improve concentration, safety and efficiency in workplaces or educational environments. It can support healing processes and prevention of ...
A disease, by definition, is a disorder of structure or function in an organism that produces specific symptoms or signs to indicate its presence. Inheritance, in terms of biology, is the passing of characteristics, good or bad, from ...
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International Paint announced that its two latest hull-coating technologies have already made a significant impact on the market within months of their launch in March. Designed to address the industry issues of predictability in ...