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| The scoop on bird poop: Evolving diversity of microbial life in bird guts Posted: 31 May 2013 07:52 AM PDT Gut bacteria are known to have a central role both in human and in animal health. Animals acquire different bacteria as they age but how the microbial communities in the bodies of wild animals change over time is not well understood. Scientists have examined the gastrointestinal bacteria of chick and adult black-legged kittiwakes. Surprisingly, the microbial assemblages of chicks and adults generally differ greatly, with only a few types of bacteria in common. |
| Innovative new nanotechnology stops bed bugs in their tracks -- literally Posted: 30 May 2013 01:58 PM PDT Bed bugs now need to watch their step. Researchers have developed a safe, non-chemical resource that literally stops bed bugs in their tracks. This innovative new technology acts as a human-made web consisting of microfibers 50 times thinner than a human hair which entangle and trap bed bugs and other insects. |
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