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Public Release: 6-Jun-2013
 ScienceHow young genes gain a toehold on becoming indispensable Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists have, for the first time, mapped a young gene's short, dramatic evolutionary journey to becoming essential, or indispensable. In a study published online June 6 in Science, the researchers detail one gene's rapid switch to a new and essential function in the fruit fly, challenging the long-held belief that only ancient genes are important. 
National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, European Union Network, Mathers Foundation
Contact: Kristen Woodward
Public Release: 6-Jun-2013
Nature CommunicationsLiving fossils? Actually, sturgeon are evolutionary speedsters Efforts to restore sturgeon in the Great Lakes region have received a lot of attention in recent years, and many of the news stories note that the prehistoric-looking fish are "living fossils" virtually unchanged for millions of years.
National Science Foundation, Miller Institute for Basic Research
Contact: Jim Erickson
Public Release: 6-Jun-2013
Current BiologyRutgers findings may predict the future of coral reefs in a changing world Rutgers scientists have described for the first time the biological process of how corals create their skeletons, which form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world's oceans. They identified specific proteins secreted by corals that precipitate carbonate to form the corals' characteristic skeleton.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Carl Blesch
Public Release: 6-Jun-2013
ScienceBorneo stalagmites provide new view of abrupt climate events over 100,000 years A new set of long-term climate records based on cave stalagmites collected from tropical Borneo shows that the western tropical Pacific responded very differently than other regions of the globe to abrupt climate change events. The 100,000-year climate record adds to data on past climate events, and may help scientists assess models designed to predict how the Earth's climate will respond in the future.
National Science Foundation
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 6-Jun-2013
ScienceMetabolic model of E. coli reveals how bacterial growth responds to temperature change Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a computational model of 1,366 genes in E. coli that includes 3D protein structures and has enabled them to compute the temperature sensitivity of the bacterium's proteins. The study, published June 7 in the journal Science, opens the door for engineers to create heat-tolerant microbial strains for production of commodity chemicals, therapeutic proteins and other industrial applications.
National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Catherine Hockmuth
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
Journal of NeuroscienceOver-produced autism gene alters synapses, affects learning and behavior in mice A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders that was manipulated in two lines of transgenic mice produced mature adults with irreversible deficits affecting either learning or social interaction.
National Institutes of Health, Autism Speaks, American Psychological Association, National Science Foundation, Becas Chile
Contact: Jim Barlow
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
Physical Review LettersTiny bubbles in your metallic glass may not be a cause for celebration Bubbles in a champagne glass may add a festive fizz, but microscopic bubbles that form in metallic glass can signal serious trouble. That's why researchers used computer simulations to study how these bubbles form and expand.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Phil Sneiderman
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
Journal of Neural EngineeringUniversity of Minnesota researchers control flying robot with only the mind Researchers in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering have developed a new noninvasive system that allows people to control a flying robot using only their mind.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Rhonda Zurn
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
Experimental Biology and MedicineBacillus thuringiensis Cry4B toxin kills Anopheles gambiae, a principal vector of malaria Bacillus thuringiensis reported in this study contains the Cry4B mosquitocidal toxin which is toxic to Anopheles gambiae, the principal vector of malaria. Its characterization makes it possible to determine binding of the toxin to its cognate receptor in An. gambiae, the subject of a second paper entitled "Cytotoxicity of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4B toxin is Mediated by the Cadherin Receptor BT-R3 of Anopheles gambiae" to be published soon in Experimental Biology and Medicine.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lee A. Bulla, Jr.
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
Journal for the Scientific Study of ReligionEntrepreneurs pray more, see God as personal, Baylor researchers find American entrepreneurs pray more frequently, are more likely to see God as personal and are more likely to attend services in congregations that encourage business and profit-making, according to a study by Baylor University scholars of business and sociology.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Terry Goodrich
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
InterfaceDiscovering 1 reason why swarming evolved offers tantalizing clues on how intelligence developed Many animals -- from locusts to fish -- live in groups and swarm, but scientists aren't sure why or how this behavior evolved. Now a multidisciplinary team of Michigan State University scientists has used a model system to show for the first time that predator confusion can make prey evolve swarming behavior.
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, National Science Foundation BEACON Center
Contact: Val Osowski
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
NatureFirst observation of spin Hall effect in a quantum gas is step toward 'atomtronics' Researchers at NIST report the first observation of the spin Hall effect in a Bose-Einstein condensate.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology ARRA funding
Contact: Chad Boutin
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
NatureScientists discover oldest primate skeleton An international team of paleontologists is announcing the discovery of a nearly complete, articulated skeleton of a new tiny, tree-dwelling primate dating back 55 million years. It is is the oldest primate skeleton of this quality and completeness ever discovered.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Basic Research Program of China, US National Science Foundation
Contact: Tom Parisi
Public Release: 5-Jun-2013
NatureDiscovery of oldest primate skeleton, ancestor of humans and apes The discovery of the oldest fossil skeleton of a primate provides insight into the phase of evolution when the lineage of modern monkeys, apes and humans split away. The fossil represents a new species, Archicebus achilles, and was unearthed in China. The skeleton was digitally reconstructed with synchrotron X-rays at the ESRF, allowing to study in detail this fossil radically different from any other primate, living or fossil. The results are published in Nature.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Natural Science Foundation China, National Science Foundation, Environmental Studies Research Funds, American Museum Natural History
Contact: Claus Habfast
Public Release: 4-Jun-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew model finds common muscle control patterns governing the motion of swimming animals What do swimmers like trout, eels and sandfish lizards have in common? According to a new study, the similar timing patterns that these animals use to contract their muscles and produce undulatory swimming motions can be explained using a simple model.
National Science Foundation, US Army Research Office, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 4-Jun-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesUSF researchers: Life-producing phosphorus carried to Earth by meteorites USF Assistant Professor of Geology Matthew Pasek and researchers from the University of Washington and the Edinburg Centre for Carbon Innovation reveal new findings that explain how the reactive phosphorus that was an essential component for creating the earliest life forms came to Earth.
NASA, National Science Foundation
Contact: Vickie Chachere
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
Physical Review LettersDense hydrogen in a new light Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. The way it responds under extreme pressures and temperatures is crucial to our understanding of matter and the nature of hydrogen-rich planets. New work from Carnegie scientists using intense infrared radiation shines new light on this fundamental material at extreme pressures and reveals the details of a surprising new form of solid hydrogen.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Russell Hemley
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
WUSTL engineer to develop new biosensors with NSF Career Award Srikanth Singamaneni, Ph.D., assistant professor of materials science in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, plans to develop a low-cost biosensor that is more stable, sensitive and specific with funds from a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award he has received from the National Science Foundation.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Neil Schoenherr
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
PLOS ONETiger moths: Mother Nature's fortune tellers A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University shows Bertholdia trigona, a species of tiger moth found in the Arizona desert, can tell if an echo-locating bat is going to attack it well before the predator swoops in for the kill – making the intuitive, tiny-winged insect a master of self-preservation.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Will Ferguson
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
Using science to address farm pollution Half of the nitrogen-based fertilizer used on US crops seeps into the environment, prompting an interdisciplinary team of Michigan State University scientists to investigate ways to curb pollution.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Andy Henion
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
222nd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Astrophysical JournalEarth's Milky Way neighborhood gets more respect New, accurate distance measurements indicate that our Solar System resides in a prominent feature of the Milky Way Galaxy, not a mere "spur," as previously thought.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Dave Finley
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDiet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study A new look at the diets of ancient African hominids shows a "game changer" occurred about 3.5 million years ago when some members added grasses or sedges to their menus, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
National Science Foundation, National Research Foundation of South Africa, Leakey Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation
Contact: Matt Sponheimer
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew biomolecular archaeological evidence points to the beginnings of viniculture in France France is renowned the world over as a leader in the crafts of viticulture and winemaking -- but the beginnings of French viniculture have been largely unknown, until now. Imported ancient Etruscan amphoras and a limestone press platform, discovered at the ancient port site of Lattara in southern France, have provided the earliest known biomolecular archaeological evidence of winemaking -- and point to the beginnings of a Celtic or Gallic vinicultural industry in France circa 500-400 BCE.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Evan Lerner
Public Release: 3-Jun-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesA grassy trend in human ancestors' diets Most apes eat leaves and fruits from trees and shrubs. New studies spearheaded by the University of Utah show that human ancestors expanded their menu 3.5 million years ago, adding tropical grasses and sedges to an ape-like diet and setting the stage for our modern diet of grains, grasses, and meat and dairy from grazing animals.
National Science Foundation, others
Contact: Lee J. Siegel
Public Release: 2-Jun-2013
SLEEP 2013 SleepNarcolepsy study finds surprising increase in neurons that produce histamine A new study provides surprising evidence that people with narcolepsy have an increased number of neurons that produce histamine, suggesting that histamine signaling may be a novel therapeutic target for this potentially disabling sleep disorder.
Swiss National Science Foundation
Contact: Lynn Celmer
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