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Environment 2013-11-26

Guard dogs reduce killing of threatened species

Guard dogs reduce killing of threatened species In a paper published in Wildlife Society Bulletin, entitled Perceived Efficacy of Livestock-Guarding Dogs in South Africa: Implications for Cheetah Conservation, researchers from the University's School of Anthropology ...
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Science 2013-11-26

Memo to big box retailers: Goodwill has a shelf life

Memo to big box retailers: Goodwill has a shelf life New Columbia Business School study says a time delay between payment and consumption can reverse the positive effects a discount provides consumers NEW YORK — Big box retailers may have had the secret to combatting ...
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Science 2013-11-26

Google Earth reveals untold fish catches

Google Earth reveals untold fish catches Large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what's being officially reported, according to the first investigation of fish catches from space conducted by University ...
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Science 2013-11-26

The lingering clouds

The lingering clouds Study shows why pollution results in larger, deeper and longer lasting storm clouds, leading to colder days and warmer nights RICHLAND, Wash. -- A new study reveals how pollution causes thunderstorms to leave behind larger, ...
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Medicine 2013-11-26

New tales told by old infections

New tales told by old infections Retroviruses are important pathogens capable of crossing species barriers to infect new hosts, but knowledge of their evolutionary history is limited. By mapping endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), retroviruses whose genes have become ...
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Science 2013-11-26

Hands off -- please

Hands off -- please Friendly information signs reduce vandalism on scientific equipment This news release is available in German. Behavioural biologists conducting research in the field often depend on state-of-the-art techniques. Consequently, ...
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Medicine 2013-11-26

Using microRNA fit to a T (cell)

Using microRNA fit to a T (cell) Researchers show B cells can deliver potentially therapeutic bits of modified RNA Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have successfully targeted T lymphocytes – which play a central ...
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Medicine 2013-11-26

Cervical cancer screening overused in some groups of women

Cervical cancer screening overused in some groups of women SALT LAKE CITY— For the past ten years, clinicians throughout the United States have been performing unnecessary Pap tests for cervical cancer screening in certain groups of women, according to a researcher from Huntsman ...
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Environment 2013-11-26

Search for habitable planets should be more conservative

Search for habitable planets should be more conservative Scientists should take the conservative approach when searching for habitable zones where life-sustaining planets might exist, according to James Kasting, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, including ...
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Environment 2013-11-26

US methane emissions exceed government estimates

US methane emissions exceed government estimates Collaborative atmospheric study indicates fossil fuel extraction and animal husbandry are major contributors Cambridge, Mass. – November 25, 2013 – Emissions of methane from fossil fuel extraction and refining activities ...
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