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New mechanism discovered for DNA recombination and repair
— 12 Sep 2007 14:08 | ChemistryA biochemistry research team led by Dr Andrew H.-J. Wang and Dr Ting-Fang Wang at the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica (IBCAS), has discovered that the RecA family... — full story
Biological invasions can begin with just one insect
— 12 Sep 2007 14:08 | BiologyA new study by York University biologists Amro Zayed and Laurence Packer has shown that a lone insect can initiate a biological invasion. Zayed, a recent graduate of Packer's lab, examined... — full story
Dark, but light: Smallest galaxies ever seen help solve a big problem
— 12 Sep 2007 14:08 | AstronomyScientists may have solved a discrepancy between the number of extremely small, faint galaxies predicted to exist near the Milky Way and the number actually observed. In an attempt... — full story
Cluster and Double Star uncover more on bright aurorae
— 11 Sep 2007 16:46 | AstronomyCluster data has helped provide scientists with a new view of magnetospheric processes, challenging existing theories about magnetic substorms that cause aurorae and perturbations in... — full story
Who is afraid of the big, bad wolf? ...Coyotes
— 11 Sep 2007 16:46 | EnvironmentWhile the wily coyote reigns as top dog in much of the country, it leads a nervous existence wherever it coexists with its larger relative, the wolf, according to a new study from the... — full story
Hubble captures stars going out in style
— 11 Sep 2007 15:02 | AstronomyThe colourful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time. These gaseous... — full story
Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals
— 11 Sep 2007 13:55 | EnvironmentA new WWF study assesses the impact of fishing on three fragile cold-water coral 'hotspots' off the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, providing the scientific basis for... — full story
South American dolphin survey wraps up in Bolivia
— 11 Sep 2007 13:55 | EnvironmentSouth America's first-ever river dolphin census through the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers and its tributaries has come to an end. In the last 600 km stretch along the Itenez River in Bolivia,... — full story
Primate behaviour explained by computer agents
— 11 Sep 2007 13:55 | EnvironmentThe complex behaviour of primates can be understood using artificially-intelligent computer 'agents' that mimic their actions, shows new research published in a special edition of Philosophical... — full story
Mystery behind how nuclear membrane forms during mitosis solved
— 10 Sep 2007 15:37 | BiologyJust how a dividing cell rebuilds the nuclear envelope, the protective, functional wrapping that encases both the original and newly copied genetic material, has been a source of controversy... — full story