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Tree species composition influences nitrogen loss from forests

Elephant shark genome sequence leads to discovery of color perception in deep-sea fish

New strategy to weaken traumatic memories

Carnegie Mellon researchers apply new statistical test

Glass tables: An overlooked safety threat

Fish health claims may cause more environmental harm than good: UBC-St. Michael's researchers

Penn Medicine pathologists pioneer biomarker test to diagnose or rule out Alzheimer's disease

Carbon sinks losing the battle with rising emissions

Nutrigenomics -- developing personalized diets for disease prevention -- part 2 just published in OMICS

Shifting sound to light may lead to better computer chips

Scripps research scientists 'watch' as individual alpha-synuclein proteins change shape

Fruit flies' response to wind offers new window to neural circuits

Shellfish and inkjet printers may hold key to faster healing from surgeries

Study tracks increasing use of CT on pregnant women

Europe now has a scientific authority on CO2 storage

Brothers in arms

Love at first aria

Engineer devises ways to improve gas mileage

Big and small dents

Aspirin recommendation underscores need for physicians and patients to discuss benefits and risk

GEN reports on Madoff scandal's impact on the life sciences

Least Likely Fossil - Cretaceous Octopus With Ink And Suckers

First sister study results reinforce the importance of healthy living

UH sociologist has different perspective on obesity 'epidemic'

Preventium is 'where the prevention of breast and prostate cancer begins'

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How One 'Warm Ice Age' Permanently Changed Climate Cycles

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