Scientists have identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, which could play a significant role in bioengineering and creating energy crops …read more Source:: Science
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Lifespan prolonged by inhibiting common enzyme
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•The lifespans of flies and worms are prolonged by limiting the activity of an enzyme common to all animals, finds a new study. The enzyme — RNA polymerase III (Pol …read more Source:: Science
What Earth’s climate system and topological insulators have in common
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•New research shows that equatorial waves — pulses of warm ocean water that play a role in regulating Earth’s climate — are driven by the same dynamics as the exotic …read more Source:: Science
Contagious yawning more closely associated with perceptual sensitivity than empathy
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•Contrary to common belief that the yawning contagion is associated with empathy, it is in fact, more likely that perceptual sensitivity is to blame, research suggests. …read more Source:: Science
Anthrax: A hidden threat to wildlife in the tropics
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•Anthrax, a disease so far not associated with tropical rain forests, is common in the Ivory Coast’s Taï National Park and is posing a serious threat to wildlife there. The …read more Source:: Science
Large, distant comets more common than previously thought
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•There are about seven times more long-period comets measuring at least 1 kilometer across than previously predicted, suggests new research. The researchers also found that long-period comets are, on average, …read more Source:: Science
Challenging prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
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•Despite being relatively close together, two recently discovered hydrothermal vent fields in the Gulf of California host very different animal communities. This finding contradicts a common scientific assumption that neighboring …read more Source:: Science
Gut microbes contribute to recurrent ‘yo-yo’ obesity
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•Researchers have shown in mice that intestinal microbes — collectively termed the gut microbiome — play an unexpectedly important role in exacerbated post-dieting weight gain, and that this common phenomenon …read more Source:: Science
Missing links that connect human DNA variation with disease discovered
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•Scientists have discovered the hidden connections in our genomes that contribute to common diseases. Using a pioneering technique, the results are beginning to make biological sense of the mountains of …read more Source:: Science
Common prostate cancer treatment linked to later dementia, researcher says
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•Men with prostate cancer who are treated with testosterone-lowering drugs are twice as likely to develop dementia within five years as prostate cancer patients whose testosterone levels are not tampered …read more Source:: Science