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New Dinosaur Raptor Found; First In Southern Hemisphere
Scientists at Ohio State University and the Argentine Museum of Natural History have identified a new species of raptor dinosaur from fossils found in Patagonia -- the very southern tip of South America. New Theory Predicts Location Of Oil And Gas Reserves
Researchers have developed a theory which can be important for future oil and gas exploration. The Golden Zone is the name of a an underground zone where temperatures range between 60 and 120 C. The name refers to a new discovery that 90 per cent of the world\'s oil and gas reserves are to be found just there. New Technique Assesses Effects Of Multiple Copies Of Genes On Disease
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the biotech firm Nimblegen Systems Inc. have successfully tested a technique for identifying newly recognized DNA variations that may influence disease risk. Scientists Create New Vaccine For Wildlife Rabies
While the raccoon that raids your trash at night may look cute and mischievous, think again. Its claws can be nasty. Even worse, it might carry rabies. Now, scientists at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and at Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. (MTTI) in West Chester, Pa., are taking steps to prevent the disease. Stellar Firework In A Whirlwind
In July 2006, ESO's Very Large Telescope took images of a stellar firework in the spiral galaxy NGC 1288. The supernova -- designated SN 2006dr -- was at its peak brightness, shining as bright as the entire galaxy itself, bearing witness to the amount of energy released. Ingestion Of Afterbirth Appears To Promote Maternal Behavior In Mammal
A behavioral neuroscientist at the University at Buffalo holds that the ingestion of afterbirth by a mother, a feature of pregnancy in nearly all non-human mammals, not only relieves postpartum pain, but optimizes the onset of maternal behavior by mediating the activity of specific opioid activity circuits in the brain. The Chimp Genome Reveals A Retroviral Invasion In Primate Evolution
Comparison of human and other primate genomes provides evidence for a retroviral infection that bombarded the genomes of chimpanzees and gorillas 3-4 million years ago. EU Research Suggests That PCBs Damage Sperm -- But Finds No Dramatic E
Research by an EU-supported international team of scientists has show polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- synthetic organic chemicals found widely in the environment and absorbed in the diet -- may damage sperm. The study, reported in Human Reproduction (Thursday 13 October), found no dramatic effects on human fertility and did not reveal any serious public health threat. However, authors say the findings are a warning and further research is needed. Compound May Help Prevent Diabetes In Fast-food Fans
A new finding could soon benefit people who regularly eat fast-foods that are high in fat. Chemists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture report they have identified a form of soluble cellulose that, if added to high-fat food items, appears to slow down fat absorption to a healthier rate and reduce the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. Ice Age Ocean Circulation Reacted To, Did Not Cause, Climate Change At
Scientists from the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) have provided new evidence that ocean circulation changes lagged behind, and were not the cause of, major climate changes at the beginning and end of the last ice age (short intervals known as glacial boundaries), according to a study published in the March 2005 issue of Science magazine.
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