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- Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?
- Fundamental malaria discovery
- Researchers solve questions about Ethiopians' high-altitude adaptations
- Is pork safe? High levels of MRSA bacteria in U.S. retail meat products, study suggests
| Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST Minuscule amounts of ethanol can at least double the life span of a tiny worm used as a model for aging studies, biochemists report. "This finding floored us; it's shocking" said the senior author of the study.  |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST Researchers have made a fundamental discovery in understanding how malaria parasites cause deadly disease.  |
| Researchers solve questions about Ethiopians' high-altitude adaptations Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST Over many generations, people living in the high-altitude regions of the Andes or on the Tibetan Plateau have adapted to life in low-oxygen conditions, but exactly how their genes convey a survival advantage remains an open question. Now, scientists have made new inroads to answering this question with the first genome-wide study of high-altitude adaptations within the third major population to possess them: the Amhara people of the Ethiopian Highlands.  |
| Is pork safe? High levels of MRSA bacteria in U.S. retail meat products, study suggests Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:24 PM PST Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research.  |
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