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- 'Lost world' discovered around Antarctic vents
- Bat brains parse sounds for multitasking
- Novel compound to halt virus replication identified
- Members of small monkey groups more likely to fight for their group
- Bacteria's move from sea to land may have occurred much later than thought
| 'Lost world' discovered around Antarctic vents Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents. The discoveries include new species of yeti crab, starfish, barnacles, sea anemones, and potentially an octopus.  |
| Bat brains parse sounds for multitasking Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST Imagine listening to music while carrying on a conversation with friends. This type of multi-tasking is fairly easy to do, right? That's because our brains efficiently and effectively separate the auditory signals – music to the right side; Conversation to the left. But what researchers have not been able to do in humans or animals is to see a parsing of duties at the single neuron level – until now.  |
| Novel compound to halt virus replication identified Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST Researchers have identified a novel compound to halt virus replication. The findings could lead to the development of highly targeted compounds to block the replication of poxviruses, such as the emerging infectious disease monkeypox.  |
| Members of small monkey groups more likely to fight for their group Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:07 PM PST Small monkey groups may win territorial disputes against larger groups because some members of larger, invading groups avoid aggressive encounters. Scientists show that individual monkeys that don't participate in conflicts prevent large groups from achieving their competitive potential.  |
| Bacteria's move from sea to land may have occurred much later than thought Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:50 PM PST A new analysis indicates the shift of soil bacteria Azospirillum may have occurred only 400 million years ago, rather than approximately two billion years earlier as originally thought.  |
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