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![Photo of Jonathan Arnold and Heinz-Bernd Schuttler discussing their work on biological clocks.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bio_clock1_l.jpg) |
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The Biological Clock's Incredible Influence Revealed University of Georgia researchers find that the number of genes under the control of the biological clock in bread mold is dramatically higher than previously reported Released
November 5, 2008
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![Thermal infrared image of Brazilian free-tailed bats in Texas.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/aeroecology1_l1.jpg) |
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'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology New scientific discipline studies bats, birds, other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface Released
October 28, 2008
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![Three-dimensional reconstructions of magnetic resonance images of the rat gastro-intestinal tract.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/gut1_l.jpg) |
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Gut Reaction: Digestion Revealed in 3-D James Brassseur and his multidisciplinary team image the dynamic mixing of fluids and nutrient exchange in the human digestive system Released
October 17, 2008
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![Photo of basmatii rice before harvest.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rice1_l.jpg) |
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Using Your Computer to Grow More Nutritious Rice for a Hungry World Computational biologists use a powerful distributed computing network to research rice genome for increased yields of more nourishing rice varieties Released
October 14, 2008
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![Photo of Susannah Gordon-Messer working on the fluorescence microscope used for her research.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/gordon_messer1_l.jpg) |
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Teaching Is in This Scientist's Genes Doctoral student Susannah Gordon-Messer talks about her research and her science outreach using “bouncy, sticky, slimy chemistry” to educate and inspire young minds Released
October 10, 2008
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![Photo of dung beetle males examined in the study.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bug_genitalia1_l.jpg) |
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Size Trade-off: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek explains his findings about the inverse relationship between horn and copulatory organ size in male beetles and how it affects species divergence Released
September 30, 2008
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![Photo of skeletal reconstruction of Majungasaurus, a Late Cretaceous dinosaur from Madagascar.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mad_fossil1_l.jpg) |
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The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar Paleontologist David Krause describes his search for the ancestors of mammals that live in Madagascar today Released
September 24, 2008
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![A computer-generated image showing the "family" of switches and how they are related.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/brainswitch1_l.jpg) |
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Finding the Switches to Our Cells' 'Computer' Thousands of memory switches inside our cells help them remember and function Released
September 24, 2008
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![Photo of a baby chimp and adult chimps.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/chimp_health1_l.jpg) |
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Researcher Walks Among Dying Baby Chimps Virginia Tech scientist Taranjit Kaur describes her team's research studying chimpanzees in western Tanzania and the virus that is threatening the chimps’ health Released
September 9, 2008
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![Photo of roots hanging from the roof of a lava tube.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/petrels1_l.jpg) |
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Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History Michigan State University's Matthew Cimitile describes a Hawaiian adventure exploring lava tubes in search of bird bones from endangered and extinct species Released
August 22, 2008
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![Light photo of Mycena lucentipes, recently described from Sao Pãulo, Brazil.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/fungi1_l.jpg) |
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A Thousand Points of Light: Bioluminescent Fungi San Francisco State University Mycologist Dennis Desjardin Takes Readers Along on a Nocturnal Hike in a Brazilian Forest to Find Glowing Mushrooms Released
August 15, 2008
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![Ilustration of a crater formed from the impact of a comet or asteroid in Chesapeake Bay.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ches_impact1_l.jpg) |
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Crumbling Walls of Ancient Chesapeake Bay Crater Threaten Regional Groundwater Supplies Saltwater intrusion into collapsing crater also allows microbes to flourish Released
August 12, 2008
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![Illustration of a bioparticle (left) ready to bind antigens (yellow) from tumor cells.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/antigen_l.jpg) |
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Natural Bio-Army Trained to Fight Cancer Bioengineer Tarek Fahmy and colleagues are engineering new nanoscopic and microscopic biomaterials to stimulate the body’s production of killer T-cells to fight infectious diseases Released
August 8, 2008
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![Photo of Todd McDevitt pointing to an aggregate of embryonic stem cells with blue-stained nuclei.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/stem_cells1_l.jpg) |
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Stem Cell Research Goes Beyond Biology Todd McDevitt tells how engineering can help us understand stem cell differentiation and develop approaches to realize the potential of stem cells for regenerative therapies Released
July 17, 2008
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![AFM images showing two yellow molecules on a blue mica surface.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mica1_l2.jpg) |
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Researcher Says Life Evolved Between the Mica Sheets Biophysicist Helen Greenwood Hansma of the University of California, Santa Barbara, on the origin of her new hypothesis for the origins of life Released
July 14, 2008
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![A conceptual view of a new pathway for methane production in the oceans.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cmore_l.jpg) |
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Methane Formation in the Oceans: New Pathway Discovered Significant importance for study of greenhouse gas production on Earth Released
July 10, 2008
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![Photo of rural China showing agricultural development and fragmented forests.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/china_conserve_l.jpg) |
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Environmental Programs in China Successful, Study Finds Key reforms could turn them into world models Released
July 10, 2008
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![Striped fossil feather and recent woodpecker feather show melanosomes in dark, but not light, areas.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/fossil_feather_l.jpg) |
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Fossil Feathers Preserve Evidence of Color Organic material reveals remnants of color pigments Released
July 10, 2008
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![Diagram showing the key role the SUN gene plays in fruit shape.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/tomato_shape1_l.jpg) |
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What's Behind the Crazy Shapes of Fruits Ohio State researchers discover and clone a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes Released
July 8, 2008
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![American pronghorn male defending his harem.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/jb3_pronghorn_l.jpg) |
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Beauty Is in the Genes of the Beholder New research on American pronghorns explains why not everything is about looks Released
July 3, 2008
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![Photo of the research vessel Pacific Storm.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/squid1_l.jpg) |
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Scientists See Squid Attack Squid Oregon State oceanographer Kelly Benoit-Bird and colleagues succeed in using sonar to track Humboldt squid Released
June 27, 2008
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![Photo of species-rich assemblage of fishes in the lower Congo River.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/congo_fish1_l.jpg) |
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The Freaky Fishes of the Congo American Museum of Natural History ichthyologist Melanie Stiassny takes us on a journey down the Congo River to explore its rich fish diversity Released
May 20, 2008
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![Photo of emperor penguins approaching field camp at Cape Washington, Antarctica](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/penguins1_l2.jpg) |
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A Season at the Penguin Ranch in Antarctica A veteran Antarctic researcher talks about the whys and hows of studying the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins on the "Ice" Released
May 19, 2008
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![Photo shows Michael Goodisman using forceps to hold a yellow jacket.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/yellow_jackets1_l.jpg) |
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How to Capture Yellow Jackets (and Not Get Stung) Georgia Tech assistant biology professor Michael Goodisman on the thrill of collecting yellow jacket nests and why he studies these dangerous but important social insects Released
May 14, 2008
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Computer Program Reveals Anyone's Ancestry Researchers develop computer algorithm that can trace the genetic ancestry of thousands of individuals in minutes Released
May 5, 2008
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![Photo of a researcher collecting a sample at a mine for microbial analysis.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mine_l.jpg) |
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Microbes to People: Without Us, You're Nothing! How tiny microbes run the world Released
April 21, 2008
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The World's Smallest Whistle-Blowers: Microbes Microbes warn of ecological damage Released
April 21, 2008
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![University of Hawaii researchers use taglines to control sway of sampling device entering water.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cdom1_l.jpg) |
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Mysterious Compound Seen as Key to Ocean Life Scientists study chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) to gain a better understanding of life in the oceans Released
April 7, 2008
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![Mike Wininger at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu Xian, Taiwan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mwininger_l.jpg) |
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At the Crossroads of Stem Cells and Computer Science A Rutgers University graduate student takes readers on a journey from Piscataway, New Jersey, to Hsinchu, Taiwan, and shares some experiences with East-West collaboration, stem cell sorting and computer science Released
March 20, 2008
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![Photo of green-blooded lizard from New Guinea](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106001338im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/new_species1_l.jpg) |
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New Species Found in Mysteriously Diverse Jungle Louisiana State University's Chris Austin describes his work studying the diversity of life on the island of New Guinea Released
March 17, 2008
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