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UNC researchers identify seventh and eighth bases of DNAChapel Hill NC (SPX) Jul 27, 2011 For decades, scientists have known that DNA consists of four basic units - adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Those four bases have been taught in science textbooks and have formed the basis of the growing knowledge regarding how genes code for life. Yet in recent history, scientists have expanded that list from four to six. Now, with a finding published online in the July 21, 2011, issue of the journal Science, researchers from the UNC School of Medicine have discovered the seventh and eight ... read more |
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  How Dairy Farms Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Emissions U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have produced the first detailed data on how large-scale dairy facilities contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. This research was conducted ... more | .. |
  Dolphins offer insight into fast wound healing A Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) scientist who has previously discovered antimicrobial compounds in the skin of frogs and in the dogfish shark has now turned his attention to the remark ... more | .. |
  Environmental Pollutants Lurk Long After They "Disappear" The health implications of polluting the environment weigh increasingly on our public consciousness, and pharmaceutical wastes continue to be a main culprit. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher say ... more | .. |
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 Saving fuel while plowing Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 27, 2011 Less friction, less power, less fuel - plowshares coated with diamond-like carbon (DLC) slide through the soil like a hot knife through butter. As a result, the t ... more | .. |
 Grazing Management Effects on Stream Pollutants Surface water quality is important for the proper function of aquatic ecosystems, as well as human needs and recreation. Pasturelands have been found to be major sources of sediment, phosphorus and ... more | .. |
 Some Desert Birds Less Affected By Wildfires and Climate Change A new Baylor University study has found that some bird species in the desert southwest are less affected, and in some cases positively influenced, by widespread fire through their habitat. In ... more | .. |
  Eat, Prey, Rain What do a herd of gazelles and a fluffy mass of clouds have in common? A mathematical formula that describes the population dynamics of such prey animals as gazelles and their predators has been use ... more |
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US urges China to keep Iran from shutting key trade route
Nuclearn Deploys Gamma2 AI to Revolutionize Nuclear Plant Operations
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  Researchers Provide Detailed Picture of Ice Loss Following Collapse of Antarctic Ice Shelves An international team of researchers has combined data from multiple sources to provide the clearest account yet of how much glacial ice surges into the sea following the collapse of Antarctic ice s ... more | .. |
 Central America launches its 'Google' of weather Officials launched a database Thursday they dubbed the "Google of Central American weather," designed to predict natural disasters as the region grapples with devastating consequences blamed on climate change. ... more | .. |
  Philippines braces as storm claims 14 lives Millions of people in the Philippines were Wednesday bracing for a ferocious tropical storm that had already claimed 14 lives and submerged vast tracts of land in more remote parts of the country. ... more | .. |
  Chile volcanic ash halts flights in Argentina, Uruguay Ash from Chile's Puyehue volcano grounded flights Tuesday at airports in the capitals of Uruguay and Argentina, officials said. ... more |
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  UN readies aid airlift to Mogadishu The UN's World Food Programme readied aircraft with food aid bound for the Somali capital Mogadishu amid intensifying relief efforts for millions hit by drought across the Horn of Africa region. ... more | .. |
  Cave art could be Britain's oldest A wall carving in a south Wales cave dated to the Ice Age 14,000 years ago could be Britain's oldest example of rock art, an archaeologist says. ... more | .. |
  DR Congo urged to nab war crimes suspects before vote Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring suspected war criminals to justice ahead of November's general election in the war-ravaged African country. ... more | .. |
 Another Brazil farmer killed in Amazon shooting A 46-year-old farmer has been shot dead in Brazil's Para state in the Amazon, which has long been the scene of violent land disputes, a Catholic Church-linked observer body said Tuesday. ... more |
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Israel targets Iran Guards, Tehran prison in fresh wave of strikes
Israel says struck to 'obstruct access routes' to Iran's Fordo
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 Boeing, Embraer back sugar jet-fuel study Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and US rival Boeing said Tuesday they will co-finance research to determine the sustainability of using Brazilian sugarcane in jet fuel. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan warned one year after worst-ever floods Pakistan has failed to invest in prevention measures since last year's floods that killed 1,750 people and is vulnerable to another disaster this monsoon season, Oxfam said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Mauritania cattle farmers appeal for help as drought bites An association of cattle breeders from south-eastern Mauritania on Tuesday called for urgent government assistance as a worsening drought threatens the region's livestock. ... more | .. |
  Snow causes travel havoc in South Africa Parts of South Africa on Tuesday transformed into a winter wonderland, but the cold and frosty weather caused travel havoc as major highways and railways closed down. ... more |
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  China philanthropist hires gymnast-turned-beggar In a spectacular reversal of fortune, a champion Chinese gymnast who was forced into stealing and begging after an injury ended his career has landed a job with one of the nation's richest men. ... more | .. |
 Japan to burn radiation-tainted beef Japan announced a plan Tuesday under which beef tainted with radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will be bought up and burnt, in a move aimed at restoring consumer confidence. ... more | .. |
  Chinese sub reaches new depth milestone A Chinese submersible conducted the country's deepest manned dive Tuesday in the latest technological milestone for China, which theoretically puts most of the ocean floor's vast resources within its reach. ... more | .. |
 As agricultural riches waylay pollinators an endangered tree suffers For the conservation of species, hostile territory might sometimes have its advantages. That's according to a study of pollen flow among trees found only in remnant patches of native Chilean forest. ... more |
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Lunar dust poses lower health risk than urban air pollution study shows
Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again
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 The fantastic Mrs Fox knows best for urban fox families In urban fox families, mothers determine which cubs get to stay and which must leave while fathers have little say in the matter, new research by biologists at the University of Bristol has found. ... more | .. |
 Rewriting the Book of Life MIT and Harvard researchers have developed technologies that could be used to rewrite the genetic code of a living cell, allowing them to make large-scale edits to the cell's genome. Such tech ... more | .. |
 Nanotechnology for water filter Nanotechnology has developed tremendously in the past decade and was able to create many new materials with a vast range of potential applications. Carbon nanotubes are an example of these new mater ... more | .. |
  Northwest Forest Plan has unintended benefit - carbon sequestration The Northwest Forest Plan enacted in 1993 was designed to conserve old-growth forests and protect species such as the northern spotted owl, but researchers conclude in a new study that it had anothe ... more |
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 Animal Species Large and Small Follow Same Rule for How Common They Are in Ecosystems Animal species all follow the same rule for how common they are in an ecosystem, scientists have discovered. And the rule is simple. Everything from birds to fishes, crabs to snails to worms, ... more | .. |
 EPA to consider BPA testing, research The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering toxicity testing and sampling to study the potential environmental impact of Bisphenol A. ... more | .. |
  Canada goes ahead with Arctic patrol ships Canada is going ahead with a $3.3 billion plan to beef up Arctic security and assert its sovereignty amid competing measures by other countries increasingly interested in the thawing region's immense potential. ... more | .. |
 Software can protect water supplies U.S. researchers say a free software program can protect water utilities from terrorist attacks and contaminants while increasing water quality. ... more |
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