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10-fold life span extension reported in simple organism
— 14 Jan 2008 17:16 | HealthBiologists have created baker's yeast capable of living to 800 in yeast years without apparent side effects. The basic but important discovery, achieved through a combination of dietary…
Greenhouse ocean may downsize fish
— 13 Jan 2008 19:02 | EnvironmentBut during this century, the sea's rich food web - stretching from Alaska to Russia - could fray as algae adapt to greenhouse conditions. 'All the fish that ends up in McDonald's, fish…
Human ancestors were more gatherers than hunters
— 12 Nov 2007 22:00 | Geology and palaeontologyAppearing online the week of 12 November in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study documents a novel use of tools by chimps to dig for tubers…
Meteor no longer prime suspect in great extinction
— 25 Oct 2007 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe greatest mass extinction in Earth's history also may have been one of the slowest, according to a study that casts further doubt on the extinction-by-meteor theory. Creeping environmental…
Blue butterfly back from the edge of extinction
— 20 Jul 2007 16:32 | BiologyOnce relegated to a few small and fragile reserves, the nearly extinct butterfly with electric blue wings has expanded its territory to take up residence along the bluffs of a popular…
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