Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows. The expanding field of epigenetics focuses on the multiple influences on DNA and surrounding molecules that determine ...
Apr 27, 2008
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The United States' three-ship space shuttle fleet faces "significant challenges" in its future orbiter work, the U.S. government has warned.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2008
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The gray squirrel population throughout Britain could soon be dominated by a mutant squirrel species whose numbers are dramatically rising, researchers say.
Apr 27, 2008
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The first Somali wild ass to be born at the St. Louis Zoo arrived earlier this month.
Apr 27, 2008
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DNA and X-ray tests of two bodies dated back to the year 834 have revealed the first case of cancer in the history of Norway, researchers say.
Archaeology
Apr 27, 2008
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Cicadas, the noisy arthropods, are expected to return to eastern Cincinnati this May, a biologist said.
Apr 27, 2008
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The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered major retailers to pull certain types of Scotts Miracle-Gro products from their shelves.
Environment
Apr 27, 2008
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Two distant relatives of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth want a chance to prove the family legend that he was not killed in a Virginia tobacco barn.
Other
Apr 27, 2008
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Bio-plastic goods can still damage the environment by emitting gases that can impact climate change, a study by a British newspaper found.
Environment
Apr 27, 2008
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Designed to provide the whole planet with a highly accurate Global Navigation Satellite System under civilian control, Europe’s Galileo project moved a step closer as a second test satellite was launched successfully from ...
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2008
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