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Microorganism may provide key to combating giant salvinia throughout Louisiana
Published on Monday, 7 December 2009 08:00 from ScienceDaily
A team of researchers in Louisiana has found that a naturally occurring microorganism acts as a natural herbicide against giant salvinia.
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Biodiversity loss can increase infectious diseases in humans
Published on Sunday, 6 December 2009 23:00 from ScienceDaily
Biodiversity loss can increase infectious diseases in humans, scientists show in a first-of-its-kind global study.
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Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life
Published on Sunday, 6 December 2009 17:00 from ScienceDaily
Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy aging than reducing calories, new research suggests.
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Potential new 'twist' in breast cancer detection
Published on Sunday, 6 December 2009 17:00 from ScienceDaily
Working with mice, scientists have shown that a protein made by a gene called "Twist" may be the proverbial red flag that can accurately distinguish stem cells that drive aggressive, metastatic breast cancer from other breast cancer cells.
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Diabetic flies: Fruit fly model helps unravel genetics of human diabetes
Published on Sunday, 6 December 2009 17:00 from ScienceDaily
Researchers are using the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system to unravel what genes and gene pathways are involved in the metabolic changes that lead to insulin resistance and full-blown diabetes in humans.
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Stem cells battle for space
Published on Sunday, 6 December 2009 17:00 from ScienceDaily
The body is a battle zone. Cells constantly compete with one another for space and dominance. Though the manner in which some cells win this competition is well known to be the survival of the fittest, how stem cells duke it out for space and survival is not as clear. A new study on fruit flies describes how stem cells win this battle by literally sticking around.
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