Biology

Zika researchers seeking volunteers willing to be infected
Aug 19, 2016

Zika researchers seeking volunteers willing to be infected

Researchers looking for volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus as part of effort to develop vaccines...

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Study: Catalog of DNA variations helps find roots of disease
Aug 17, 2016

Study: Catalog of DNA variations helps find roots of disease

A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads...

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Regulators study horseshoe crab survival in medical harvest
Aug 16, 2016

Regulators study horseshoe crab survival in medical harvest

Environmental regulators studying the Delaware Bay harvesting of horseshoe crabs that are drained of some of their blood for biomedical use say they need to get a firmer handle on how many die as part...

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Webcam whale research buoyed by viewers around the world
Aug 15, 2016

Webcam whale research buoyed by viewers around the world

Canadian researchers are turning to internet to learn about the social behavior thousands of beluga whales that migrate to Hudson Bay every year...

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US agency studies how to detect algae bloom outbreaks
Aug 13, 2016

US agency studies how to detect algae bloom outbreaks

U.S. Geological Survey scientists spent this week studying how nutrient levels contribute to algae bloom outbreaks at two major Utah lakes...

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Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backbone
Aug 11, 2016

Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backbone

In the cold waters of the Arctic, a denizen of the deep lurked for centuries...

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Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry
Aug 11, 2016

Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

Research under way to finally understand and monitor the placenta and how it can go awry with Zika, other complications...

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These animals outlive humans: Top 10 longest living critters
Aug 11, 2016

These animals outlive humans: Top 10 longest living critters

More than a dozen animals live longer than we do...

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Study finds ship noise disrupting humpback whale feeding
Aug 10, 2016

Study finds ship noise disrupting humpback whale feeding

A study has found that noise from shipping in North Atlantic waters is impacting the feeding behavior of humpback whales...

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Florida officials go into damage-control mode over Zika
Aug 6, 2016

Florida officials go into damage-control mode over Zika

Worried about Florida's all-important tourism industry, state officials are going into damage-control mode over Zika...

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