ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for the Week of June 12 to June 19, 2011

ScienceDaily Environment Headlines

for the Week of June 12 to June 19, 2011

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Posted 2011-06-18:

• More evidence vitamin D boosts immune response
• New clues about protein linked to Parkinson's disease: Structural biologists measure energy difference between protein variants
• Dawn of agriculture took toll on health
• Ocean's harmful low-oxygen zones growing, are sensitive to small changes in climate

Posted 2011-06-18:

• Tapeworm drug inhibits colon cancer metastasis
• Size matters -- in virulent fungal spores -- and suggests ways to stop a killer
• Nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbiont promises trove of natural products
• How the immune system fights back against anthrax infections
• Gatekeepers: How microbes make it past tight spaces between cells
• Where have all the flowers gone? High-mountain wildflower season reduced, affecting pollinators like bees, hummingbirds
• Heightened immunity to colds makes asthma flare-ups worse, study suggests
• Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes
• Landsat 5 satellite helps emergency managers fight largest fire in Arizona history
• Zebra mussel invasion in Spain is irreversible, experts say
• Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'super bugs'
• Plants teach humans a thing or two about fighting diseases
• Scientists learn how horseweed shrugs off herbicide
• Consumers express their concern about the EHEC bacteria
• Simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions
• For third consecutive year, Spanish Institute of Oceanography obtains massive bluefin tuna spawnings in captivity

Posted 2011-06-17:

• Important aspects of signaling across cell membranes in plants revealed
• Fly larvae used to remove organic waste on an industrial scale
• A knockout resource for mouse genetics: Mouse gene knockout resource will empower mammalian gene studies for a generation
• Neutrons, simulations reveal details of molecule that complicates next-generation biofuels
• Old, large, living trees must be left standing to protect nesting animals, study shows
• Port of Athens was once an island, French-Greek team finds
• First self-powered device with wireless data transmission
• What will climate change and sea level rise mean for barrier islands?
• Golden algae responsible for killing millions of fish is less toxic in sunlight
• Fish weight-watchers
• Life after 'Snowball Earth': New fossils suggest rapid recovery of life after global freeze
• E. coli bacteria more likely to develop resistance after exposure to low levels of antibiotics
• What makes a plant a plant?
• Early French had a taste for beer
• Scientists override errant form of genetic signaling for first time: Changing genetic 'red light' to green holds promise for treating disease
• 'Glowing hands' in the waiting room improves kids' handwashing
• Dating an ancient episode of severe global warming
• When singing mice choose a mate, a skillful song gets the gal
• Leaky genes put evolution on the fast track, researchers find
• Using olive oil in your diet may prevent a stroke
• The mushroom with no name
• Landsat 5 satellite sees Mississippi River floodwaters lingering
• Fortifying corn masa flour with folic acid could prevent birth defects, March of Dimes says
• New supercomputer will chase novel genes

Posted 2011-06-16:

• NASA satellite gallery shows Chilean volcano plume moving around the world
• 'SpongeBob' mushroom discovered in the forests of Borneo
• Evidence of a natural origin for banned drug that plumps up livestock
• Malaria vaccination strategy provides model for superior protection
• European experts propose method to harmonize nuclear emergency plans
• Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk
• Wild winds: Changes in weather patterns creating more severe storms
• 'Casanova gene' in female songbirds: Females inherit 'infidelity gene' from their fathers
• Using recycled cardboard in food packaging risks contaminating food with mineral oils, study finds
• Wired for sound: A small fish's brain illustrates how people and other vertebrates produce sounds
• 'Thermal pollution' in rivers not fully mediated by gravel augmentation
• Daytime sleepiness is associated with an increased craving for carbs among teens
• 3-D tracking of single molecules inside cells using new multifocal plane microscopy method
• Rainwater harvest study finds roofing material affects water quality

Posted 2011-06-15:

• Stress may lead to better bird parenting
• Flooding of farmland does not increase levels of potentially harmful flame retardants in milk, study suggests
• Why hair turns gray: Communication between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells key to mystery
• New cell type offers immunology hope
• Salivating over wheat plants may net Hessian flies big meal or death
• Ancestry plays vital role in nutrition and disease, study shows
• Major flooding on the Mississippi River likely to cause large Gulf of Mexico dead zone
• New insights on how solar minimums affect Earth
• Poplar tree leaf bud extract could fight skin aging
• Algal turf scrubbers clean water with sunlight
• Proving Darwin right: New study supports hypothesis that competition is stronger between more closely related species
• Deadly amphibian disease found in the last disease-free region of central America
• New clues about aging: Genetic splicing mechanism triggers both premature aging syndrome and normal cellular aging
• Life-history traits of extinct species may be discoverable, large-scale DNA sequencing data suggest
• Undernourishment in pregnant, lactating females found key to next generation's disease
• Controlling starch in sugar factories
• The energy debate: Coal vs. nuclear
• Palm oil insulation could transform transformers

Posted 2011-06-14:

• Clever tool use in parrots and crows
• Dengue virus circulating between monkeys and mosquitoes could emerge to cause human outbreaks
• Birdsong independent of brain size: Sex difference in the brain varies according to social status
• New study of storm generation could improve rainfall prediction in West Africa
• Tiny marine animals found to share 'diver's weight belt' technique with whales
• Single GFP-expressing cell is basis of living laser device
• In very narrow spaces, liquids behave more like gels
• How spiders breathe under water: Spider's diving bell performs like gill extracting oxygen from water
• First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production
• Deciding to stay or go is a deep-seated brain function, monkey-watching researchers find
• We are all mutants: First direct whole-genome measure of human mutation predicts 60 new mutations in each of us
• New evidence of genetic 'arms race' against malaria
• Widespread stream biodiversity declines at low levels of urban development
• Tuning 'metasurface' with fluid in new concept for sensing and chemistry
• Silver from the Americas may have entered the Spanish economy later than thought
• Walking microdroplets collect viruses and bacteria
• How prehistoric Native Americans of Cahokia made copper artifacts

Posted 2011-06-13:

• Chemistry with sunlight: Combining electrochemistry and photovoltaics to clean up oxidation reactions
• Non-alcoholic wheat beer boosts athletes' health, sport doctors say
• Citrate key in bone's nanostructure
• Using waste heat from automobile exhaust
• Eight substances added to U.S. Report on Carcinogens, including formaldehyde, may increase cancer risk
• Nighttime lights clarify economic activity: Combining lights and statistics may yield high-resolution global economic data
• Researchers link cell division and oxygen levels; Findings also solve long-standing paradox
• Chasing EHEC via computer: Scientists in Germany provide free access to enteric pathogen's genetic regulation data
• Family genetic research reveals the speed of human mutation

Posted 2011-06-12:

• Photosynthesis mechanics: Tapping into plants is the key to combat climate change, says scientist
• Key function of enzyme involved in RNA processing described
• 'Super varieties' of wheat expected to boost yields and block deadly threat to food security
• Communicating in a crisis: Researchers devise new technique to help rescuers communicate after terrorist attacks
• Earth from space: A gush of volcanic gas
• New constellations of species change ecosystems

Posted 2011-06-11:

• Biologists uncover regulatory mechanism for gene expression in the visual system
• Two isolates from E. coli outbreak sequenced
• Landsat satellite images compare before and after Massachusetts tornado
• Fighting oil-spills with air-bubbles
• New parallelization technique boosts computers' ability to model biological systems
• NASA's 'Age of Aquarius' dawns with California launch
• Venice to suffer fewer storm surges
• Meteorite holds clues to organic chemistry of early Earth
• How cells' sensing hairs are made
• Adjustable valves gave ancient plants the edge
• Chemists devise better way to prepare workhorse molecules
• Saving wildlife with forensic genetics
• Deaths and major morbidity from asbestos-related diseases in Asia likely to surge in next 20 years, experts warn
• NASA goes below the surface to understand salinity
• Genome sequence could reveal 'Achilles' heels' of important wheat disease
• Significant litter of cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
• European Union's 'DemoCLOCK' project to cut cost of capturing CO₂

Posted 2011-06-10:

• Why animals don't have infrared vision: Source of the visual system's 'false alarms' discovered
• Swine flu spread was much wider than first thought, scientists say
• Early agricultural piracy informs the domestication of rice
• Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables, researchers say
• 'Biological circuit' components developed; New microscope technique for measuring them
• Canine connection: Study explores how dogs think and learn about human behavior
• Huge ancient language dictionary finished after 90 years
• Aircraft systems in the environmental chamber
• Competition between females leads to infanticide in some primates
• Can evolution outpace climate change? Tiny seashore animal suggests not
• An alternative to antibiotics
• Ecology biased against non-native species?
• Water's surface not all wet: Some water molecules split the difference between gas and liquid
• Stable temperatures boost biodiversity in tropical mountains, study finds
• Asteroid served up 'custom orders' of life's ingredients
• Engaging high school students in soil science inquiry
• Dramatic fall in cases of meningitis A in three West African nations after new vaccine introduction
• Is free global trade too great a threat to food supplies, natural heritage and health?

Posted 2011-06-09:

• Stranding records are faithful reflection of live whale and dolphin populations, study suggests
• Planet's soils are under threat, expert warns
• Tut, tut: Microbial growth in pharaoh's tomb suggests burial was a rush job
• Dolphins use double sonar: Researchers discover that dolphins can generate two sound beam projections simultaneously
• Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal
• Lack of relationships, education top list of common American regrets
• Scientists create humanized mouse model for hepatitis C
• Mountain pine beetle activity may impact snow accumulation and melt
• Current carbon dioxide emission higher than it was just before ancient episode of severe global warming
• Bacteria that clean art: Restorers and microbiologists use bacteria to make works of art shine like new
• GPS stations can detect clandestine nuclear tests
• Bacteria on old-growth trees may help forests grow
• 'Wrong'-time eating reduces fertility in fruit flies: Study points to fertility-metabolism connection
• New bee viruses identified: Finding offers baseline to study colony collapse
• Coffee drinking improves hepatitis C treatment response, study suggests
• Black, white and stinky: Explaining bold coloration in skunks
• Protein folding made easy
• Desktop genome analyzer and browser lets biologists easily analyze and process high-throughput data

Posted 2011-06-08:

• Air quality worsened by paved surfaces: Widespread urban development alters weather patterns
• NASA sees the sun having a solar blast
• Native ants use chemical weapons to turn back invading Argentine ants
• Glaciations may have larger influence on biodiversity than current climate, dung beetle study finds
• Apple ingredient keeps muscles strong: Component of apple peels found to help prevent muscle weakening in mice
• Fetal exposure to BPA changes development of uterus in primates, study suggests
• Novel geothermal technology packs a one-two punch against climate change
• Jellyfish blooms shunt food energy from fish to bacteria
• Bisphenol A (BPA) accumulates more rapidly within the body than previously thought
• Methane gas from cows: The proof is in the feces
• Scanning the skies for debris hazards
• Yo-yo dieting vs. obesity? Dieters may be healthier, live longer, mouse study suggests
• Satellites see eruption of Chile's Puyehue-Cordón volcano from space
• First-of-its-kind fluorescence map offers a new view of the world's land plants
• Compaction bands in sandstone are permeable: Findings could aid hydraulic fracturing, other fluid extraction techniques
• Scientists use super microscope to pinpoint body’s immunity 'switch'
• Scientists unlock potential of frog skin to treat cancer
• Desserts with a low glycemic index may benefit weight-loss efforts for obese children
• Biochemical weakness of malaria parasite discovered; Vaccine to be developed
• Recent increase in sustainably managed tropical forests, but forces driving preservation could lose to those favoring destruction

Posted 2011-06-07:

• Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon
• BPA lowers male fertility, mouse study finds
• Hyperdiverse flora in Cape region, Africa, mainly caused by huge range of soil types
• Climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers
• Gene therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in mice, study finds
• Tiny talk on a barnacle's back: Scientists use new imaging technique to reveal complex microbial interactions
• Deer tick bacteria DNA in joint fluid not reliable marker of active lyme arthritis, study finds
• Anti-obesity vaccine reduces food consumption in animals
• Darkness stifles reproduction of surface-dwelling fish
• Will global climate change enhance boreal forest growth?
• Carbon release to atmosphere 10 times faster than in the past, geologists find
• Major step in improving forecasts of weather extremes such as floods and droughts
• Big city holds empty promise for bats
• It all depends on the coffee: The eco-balance of coffee capsules
• Early light refines brain's circuitry for vision: Studies show importance of visual stimulation in wiring up species' brains to see
• What the margins of Spain's Ebro river basin looked like 6 million years ago
• Good youth programs help teens learn to think not just logically, but strategically
• Zooplankton main fare for Arctic cod, marine birds and bowhead whales

Posted 2011-06-06:

• New study provides global analysis of seagrass extinction risk
• Flaxseed no cure for hot flashes during breast cancer or menopause, study finds
• Noise research to combat 'wind turbine syndrome'
• Developing advanced biofuels: Researchers counteract biofuel toxicity in microbes
• Greenhouse gas reduction strategy may be safe for soil animals

Posted 2011-06-05:

• DNA can discern between two quantum states, research shows
• Eating dirt can be good for the belly, researchers find
• Again, but faster! The spectacular courtship dance of a tiny bird
• Coping with climate change: Can we predict which species will be able to move far or fast enough to adapt?
• Ocean acidification leaves clownfish deaf to predators
• From pre-gut cells to glory: Researchers discover a genomic control system that regulates gut formation in sea-urchin embryos
• Similarities cause protein misfolding
• Helping the aged during natural disasters
• Protein from bones of 600,000-year-old mammoth extracted successfully
• Bacterial roundabouts determine cell shape: Scientists decipher important mechanisms of bacterial cell wall synthesis
• Building a better dam map: New database of reservoirs and dams for sustainable river-flow management

Posted 2011-06-04:

• For stressed bees, the glass is half empty
• New strain of MRSA discovered: Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in both humans and dairy cows
• River mystery solved: Scientists discover how 'Didymo' algae bloom in pristine waters with few nutrients
• Mass extinction victim survives: Snail long thought extinct isn't
• New NASA salt mapper to spice up climate forecasts
• Autism may have had advantages in humans' hunter-gatherer past, researcher believes
• Tsunami sensor detects mysterious background signal in Panama
• Study maps global 'hotspots' of climate-induced food insecurity
• Mechanism discovered for health benefit of green tea, new approach to autoimmune disease
• Non-independent mutations present new path to evolutionary success
• Researchers build largest biochemical circuit out of small synthetic DNA molecules
• Birds dumping eggs on the neighbors
• Mathematical models provide insights into cholera vaccination strategies for Zimbabwe
• Solar inverters: Losses are cut in half

Posted 2011-06-03:

• Evolutionary biologist's work may one day help with chronic diseases: New understanding of environmental 'fitness'
• Parental conflict in plants: Maternal factors silence paternal genes
• Small change makes a big difference for ion channels
• EHEC outbreak: Rare strain of E. coli unknown in previous outbreaks
• Climate projections don't accurately reflect soil carbon release
• Microscopic worms could help open up travel into deep space
• New type of MRSA in hospitalized patients in Ireland probably of animal origin, new research finds
• Deadly bacteria may mimic human proteins to evolve antibiotic resistance
• 3-D model mimics volcanic explosions
• Keeping warm: Coordinated movements in a penguin huddle
• What odors throw off mosquitoes? New findings hold big promise for fight against mosquito-borne diseases
• MRSA transmission may be occurring in fire stations, study suggests
• Honeysuckle extract: Natural sunblock for UV-protective clothing
• With global warming, Arctic access will diminish by land but improve by sea
• Farmer networks hold key to agricultural innovation in developing countries, study finds

Posted 2011-06-02:

• Melting glaciers may affect ocean currents
• Diversity and value of Alaska's coastal forests
• Bacterial protein secreting sticky appendages: Atomic-level images suggest new targets for antibacterial drugs
• Safety of nanoparticles in food crops is still unclear
• New map reveals giant fjords beneath East Antarctic ice sheet
• Thomas Edison also invented the concrete house, researcher says
• Ancient hominid males stayed home while females roamed, study finds
• Link between environment and genetics in triggering multiple sclerosis: Discovery points to personalized treatments
• Biodegradable products may be bad for the environment
• Blueberry's effects on cholesterol examined in lab animal study
• New way to help nanoscale engineers choose self-assembling proteins
• New NASA map reveals tropical forest carbon storage
• Dangerous bacteria found on cell phones of hospital patients
• Antibodies successful in treatment of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome from enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
• New endemic beetles discovered in Iberian Peninsula
• Climate change allows invasive weed to outcompete local species

Posted 2011-06-01:

• Diagnosing stomach disease in pet reptiles
• Scientists crack the spiders' web code
• Code green: Energy-efficient programming to curb computers' power use
• Researchers solve mammoth evolutionary puzzle: The woollies weren't picky, happy to interbreed

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