Veterinary scientists in Chile have invented a contraceptive vaccine for dogs, which can be used in both males and females, and may provide an inexpensive option to help control the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: October 12, 2015
Global marine analysis suggests food chain collapse
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•A world-first global analysis of marine responses to climbing human carbon dioxide emissions has painted a grim picture of future fisheries and ocean ecosystems. …read more Source:: Science
From hummingbird to owl: New research decodes bird family tree
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•The rapid extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago gave rise to a stunning variety of bird species over the next few million years, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Gene editing could pave way for pig organ transplants: U.S. study
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•CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have used a new gene editing technique to trim away potentially harmful virus genes that have impeded the use of pig organs for transplants in …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Melting of Antarctic ice shelves set to intensify
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•New research projects a doubling of surface melting of Antarctic ice shelves by 2050 and that by 2100 melting may surpass intensities associated with ice shelf collapse, if greenhouse gas …read more Source:: Science
Supercoiled DNA is far more dynamic than the ‘Watson-Crick’ double helix
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•Researchers have imaged in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structure of supercoiled DNA, revealing that its shape is much more dynamic than the well-known double helix. …read more Source:: Science
Children born in the summer more likely to be healthy adults
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•Women who were born in the summer are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests new research. The authors of the study, which involved almost half a million people in …read more Source:: Science