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Ecologists have long known that Indo-European Languages Originated in Anatolia, Research Suggests

Submitted by verma.deepa0 on Sat, 08/25/2012 - 10:09

Their paper appears this week in Science.

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Clear Links Found Between Inflammation, Bacterial Communities and Cancer

Submitted by verma.deepa0 on Sat, 08/25/2012 - 10:07

Ecologists have long known that when some major change disturbs an environment in some way, ecosystem structure is likely to change dramatically.

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New Genetic Test Can Detect Clam Disease

Submitted by verma.deepa0 on Sat, 08/25/2012 - 10:03

QPX - for quahog parasite unknown - is a single-celled organism related to slime mold. It was first detected in 1995 in Provincetown, MA and spread to nearby clam beds, killing nine of ten clams in many of the beds. The disease spreads from clam to clam, infecting the clam by secreting a thick mucus layer to insulate itself from the clam’s immune system.