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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:40:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Shade-coffee Farms Support Native Bees That Maintain Genetic Diversity in Tropical Forests
Shade-coffee Farms Support Native Bees That Maintain Genetic Diversity in Tropical Forests
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:56:00 -0500
Shade-grown coffee farms
support native bees that help maintain the health of some of the world's most biodiverse tropical regions, according to a study by a University of Michigan biologist and a colleague at the University of California, Berkeley.
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University of Michigan
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:40:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Most Panda Habitat is Outside Nature Reserves According to Joint MSU-Chinese Research
Most Panda Habitat is Outside Nature Reserves According to Joint MSU-Chinese Research
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:57:00 -0500
Though much effort and many resources
have been expended to protect the endangered giant panda, research by an international team of scientists shows that much suitable panda habitat is outside the nature reserves and areas where the panda is reported to live.
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Michigan State University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 06:10:46 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: How Did Life Begin?
Georgia Tech professor Nicholas Hud and his students discover new evidence advancing the theory that certain small molecules may have acted as "molecular midwives" to help the first RNA and DNA molecules to form
More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117380&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:39:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms
Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:00:00 -0500
Could working the night shift alter a woman's body clock enough to cause breast cancer?
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