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New insights into why humans are more susceptible to cancer and other diseasesLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2012 Chimpanzees rarely get cancer, or a variety of other diseases that commonly arise in humans, but their genomic DNA sequence is nearly identical to ours. So, what's their secret? Researchers reporting in the September issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, a Cell Press journal, have found that differences in certain DNA modifications, called methylation, might play a role. The researchers discovered hundreds of genes that display different patterns of methylation between the two species. ... read more |
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  Past tropical climate change linked to ocean circulation A new record of past temperature change in the tropical Atlantic Ocean's subsurface provides clues as to why the Earth's climate is so sensitive to ocean circulation patterns, according to climate s ... more | .. |
  More Clues About Why Chimps and Humans Are Genetically Different Ninety-six percent of a chimpanzee's genome is the same as a human's. It's the other 4 percent, and the vast differences, that pique the interest of Georgia Tech's Soojin Yi. For instance, why do hu ... more | .. |
  Underground solution to starving rice plants Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited, plant nutrient. The discovery unlocks the p ... more | .. |
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  Twitter shakes up US election campaign Will tweets make the difference in the 2012 US presidential election? ... more | .. |
  Tanker-bus crash inferno kills 36 in China At least 36 people died in a fiery collision between a methanol tanker and a double-decker sleeper bus on Sunday in China's worst traffic accident in more than a year. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan braces for return of Typhoon Tembin Taiwan warned Sunday that Typhoon Tembin was likely to return as people struggled to clear mud-filled homes after the storm pounded the south of the island with the heaviest rains in more than a century. ... more | .. |
  'Pandamania' bears take rocky French road to parenthood Like many normal young couples starting a life together, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi have moved into a new home, happily go about their daily business, and hopes are high for a baby. ... more |
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China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out
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 Man mistakes son for monkey, shoots him dead A farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead, police said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Research on Wood Formation Sheds Light on Plant Biology Scientists at North Carolina State University have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as wood is formed. In research published onl ... more | .. |
 Isaac hammers Haiti, delays US Republican convention Tropical Storm Isaac battered Haiti on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, and hit Cuba as Florida braced for a possible hurricane that forced a one-day delay to the Republican convention. ... more | .. |
 Colombia's foreign, defense ministers keep posts Colombian President Juan Manual Santos said Saturday he denied the resignation of his foreign and defense ministers, but vowed major policy changes. ... more |
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  Life's First Taste of Phosphorus Despite its impressive biological resume, phosphorus is relatively inaccessible as elements go. To understand how phosphorus obtained its prominent role, scientists are modeling the early geochemica ... more | .. |
  New climate history adds to understanding of recent Antarctic Peninsula warming Results published this week by a team of polar scientists from Britain, Australia and France adds a new dimension to our understanding of Antarctic Peninsula climate change and the likely causes of ... more | .. |
 Drastic desertification The Dead Sea, a salt sea without an outlet, lies over 400 meters below sea level. Tourists like its high salt content because it increases their buoyancy. "For scientists, however, the Dead Sea is a ... more | .. |
 Forest Razing by Ancient Maya Worsened Droughts For six centuries, the ancient Maya flourished, with more than a hundred city-states scattered across what is now southern Mexico and northern Central America. Then, in A.D. 695, the collapse of sev ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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 Good news for banana lovers: Help may be on the way to slow that rapid over-ripening A solution finally may be at hand for the number one consumer gripe about America's favorite fresh fruit ? bananas and their tendency to ripen, soften and rot into an unappetizing mush, seemingly in ... more | .. |
 Storm Isaac makes landfall in Haiti Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early Saturday as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake. ... more | .. |
  Forest fire near Athens under control: officials Firefighters on Saturday placed under partial control a large forest fire that broke out on the northeastern outskirts of Athens, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Green Climate Fund to hold next meeting in South Korea The Green Climate Fund, which will help poor countries fight global warming, will hold its next meeting from October 18 to 20 in South Korea, the body said Saturday. ... more |
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 Flooding kills 11, displaces hundreds in northern Nigeria Flooding in two areas of northern Nigeria has killed at least 11 people and displaced hundreds, officials and residents said Friday, the latest casualties in the country's rainy season. ... more | .. |
 Cambodia creates safe zones for Mekong dolphins The Cambodian government on Friday said it will limit fishing in a zone in the Mekong River to protect critically endangered freshwater dolphins. ... more | .. |
 Chinese buyer of Burgundy wine chateau identified A Chinese businessman whose purchase of a top Burgundy estate has triggered an angry backlash in France moved Friday to calm the row by promising extensive investment in his new acquisition. ... more | .. |
Typhoon Tembin pounds Taiwan, injuring 5 Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan Friday, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago. ... more |
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Venus May Host Active Tectonics Driven by Subsurface Plumes
Deploying a practical solution to space debris
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N. Korea agrees to receive S. Korean flood aid North Korea agreed Friday to receive an unspecified amount of wheat and medicine in aid from South Korean private groups despite high cross-border tension, activists said. ... more | .. |
Local irrigation systems provide better food security: study Farmer-led irrigation schemes provide better food security, protect millions of farmers from climate risks and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new study showed Friday. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace raids Russian Arctic oil platform Greenpeace activists on Friday raided an Arctic oil rig owned by Russian group Gazprom that next year will controversially pioneer commercial drilling in one of the world's last pristine reserves. ... more | .. |
China bridge collapse kills three Three people were killed and five injured when an eight-lane bridge in northeast China collapsed early on Friday, only nine months after it opened, state media said. ... more |
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  China's single women compete for love and riches Young Chinese women in swishy dresses and strappy sandals sit in a row clutching forms that list their weight and measurements as they wait for an interview with the "appearance consultant". ... more | .. |
 More sophisticated wiring, not just bigger brain, helped humans evolve beyond chimps Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago. But where does the chimp brain end and the human brain begin? A new UCLA study pin ... more | .. |
  Sea life 'facing major shock' Life in the world's oceans faces far greater change and risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, a team of the world's leading marine scientists has warned. The re ... more | .. |
 Marine species at risk unless drastic protection policies put in place Many marine species will be harmed or won't survive if the levels of carbon dioxide continue to increase. Current protection policies and management practices are unlikely to be enough to save them. ... more |
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