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1,422 results for: Fungi

  1. Sound Off

    By using bits of RNA to eliminate the effects of selected genes, scientists are developing new ways to study gene function and treat diseases.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    The Beef about UTIs

    Antibiotic-resistant infections that affect some women may have been contracted from infected meat.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Us against Them

    New antibiotics may be valuable weapons in the fight against tougher bacteria.

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  4. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2005

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2005.

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  5. When Protein Breakdown Breaks Down: Bacterial toxin yields signs of Parkinson’s

    Certain compounds that hinder cells from destroying waste proteins can produce symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rats.

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  6. Agriculture

    Plastic vs. Plants: Mulch method changes tomato’s gene activity

    A suite of at least 10 genes in a tomato plant behaves differently depending on the farmer's mulch-and-fertilizer routine.

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  7. Salamander moms use bacteria to save eggs from fungi

    Salamander skin has bacteria that repel egg-destroying mold.

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  8. Plants

    Misunderstood stripes confuse individuality

    In the debate over how many fungi make up one lichen body, a researcher argues for two unrelated fungal species in the same lichen.

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  9. Earth

    Clearing the Air: Ozone-killing bromine is on the decline

    Chemical analyses of Earth's lower atmosphere show that the overall concentration of bromine, a component of some potent ozone-destroying chemicals, has dropped by 5 percent since peaking in 1998.

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  10. Anthropology

    Remnants of the Past

    Sophisticated analyses suggest that some prehistoric peoples were highly skilled weavers.

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  11. Materials Science

    Concrete Nation

    From ultrahigh-performance concrete that bends like metal to concrete blocks that transmit light, scientists are pushing the physical and architectural limits of this ubiquitous construction material.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Select immune cells help marrow grafts

    By excising certain immune cells from donor bone marrow, physicians have devised a new way of performing marrow transplants.

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