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Discovery Buzz aggregates the latest discoveries made in the scientific fields. The latest discoveries are presented below, with older discoveries located in the discovery archive.


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Scientists Sequence Genome Of Extinct Wooly Mammoth - dBTechno


BBC NewsScientists Sequence Genome Of Extinct Wooly MammothdBTechno, MA - 4 hours agoWashington (dbTechno) - Scientists have come out and stated that they have managed to sequence the genome of the extinct wooly mammoth. ...Editorial: Want to see a woolly? Daily Eastern NewsResearchers Report Draft Sequence of Woolly Mammoth Genome GenomeWeb News (registration)Scientists close to completing Mammoth DNA Project using hair! ChattahBoxall 381 news articles
2008-11-20 08:30:33


Scientists discover what’s really in fast food - Drovers


Scientists discover what’s really in fast foodDrovers, KS - 20 hours agoBy Drovers news staff | Wednesday, November 19, 2008 A study released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week reveals what’s in ...
2008-11-19 04:33:39


UMass professor helps discover extinct lemur fossil (Massachusetts Daily Collegian)


Scientists in Madagascar, Vienna and New York alongside a University of Massachusetts professor have been the essential collaborators in a century-long discovery and reconstruction effort regarding an almost complete skeleton of an extinct lemur.
2008-11-20 01:06:11


Scientists discover long-lost Furby-look-alike - CNN


(CNN) -- Scientists have found a wide-eyed primate -- a clawed fur ball that fits snugly in one hand -- in the first live sighting in more than 80 years of a creature that some thought was extinct. "It was truly amazing," one scientist said. "I ...
2008-11-19 04:13:00


Researchers Discover Important Clue To Motor Neuron Disease - Redorbit.com


Scientists say the identification of a specific molecule could be key to understanding the cause of motor neuron disease (MND) and other neurodegenerative disorders. The study of the molecule, Wnt3, raises the hope of new treatments being developed ...
2008-11-18 03:38:00


Tiny, long-lost primate rediscovered in Indonesia - People's Daily Online


On a misty mountaintop on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists for the first time in more than eight decades have observed a living pygmy tarsier, one of the planet's smallest and rarest primates. Over a two-month period, the scientists used ...
2008-11-19 07:19:00


Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast - Philadelphia Inquirer


WASHINGTON - Bringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the shaggy, prehistoric beast in as little as a decade or two ...
2008-11-19 05:31:00


Your letters: evolution - Ventura County Star


Your letters: evolutionVentura County Star, CA - 22 hours agoYou cannot teach students to think critically if you do not expose them to other viewpoints and teach them to discover for themselves the evidence for, ...
2008-11-19 02:07:58


Pygmy Tarsier Captured in Indonesia: Gremlins Not Extinct as Thought - Associated Content


Canada.comPygmy Tarsier Captured in Indonesia: Gremlins Not Extinct as ThoughtAssociated Content, CO - 11 hours agoShe, along with a grad student of hers and a group of locals from Indonesia went on the expedition to discover the pygmy tarsier. ...Anthropologists discover long-lost primate in Indonesia PhysOrg.comLong-lost primate, ‘pygmy tarsier’ rediscovered in Indonesia ChattahBoxall 81 news articles
2008-11-19 12:38:23


An unseen side of Vineyard life - Martha's Vineyard Times


An unseen side of Vineyard lifeMartha's Vineyard Times, MA - 3 hours agoThe book describes the journey of several Islanders, walking through fear to discover their essential “mud,” in order to become complete people. ...
2008-11-19 09:21:40


Weekend listings of attractions - Bradenton Herald


Weekend listings of attractionsBradenton Herald,  United States - 1 hour agoDiscover an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20000 tropical plants, including a living collection of more than 6000 orchids, in this 8.5-acre ...
2008-11-19 11:16:17


Leylandii and ornamental shrubs contribute to decline in birds - Telegraph.co.uk


BBC NewsLeylandii and ornamental shrubs contribute to decline in birdsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 11 hours agoNow scientists trying to discover what is behind the decline have pinpointed a lack of insects caused by the loss of indigenous plants and flowers in favour ...Be a lazy gardener, let grass grow—and save our cockney sparrow East London Advertiserall 38 news articles
2008-11-19 12:26:12


Friday, Nov. 21 - Advocate Weekly


Friday, Nov. 21Advocate Weekly, MA - 4 hours ago... who discover a magical book of stories in the attic that turns the attic alive with fairies and shadows from another realm that only children can enter, ...
2008-11-19 08:08:14


The debate about Pluto's status returns to Tucson - Explorer News


Explorer NewsThe debate about Pluto's status returns to TucsonExplorer News, AZ - 7 hours agoBut you discover it’s 100 degrees below zero on Titan, and they couldn’t have been cut by water. So then you think it might be another fluid, ...
2008-11-19 04:55:44


Biodiversity board to advise state govt - New Straits Times


Biodiversity board to advise state govtNew Straits Times, Malaysia - 6 hours ago"We hope to be able to discover useful organisms for antibiotics and industries. "Who knows we might even discover algae or bacteria that produce ...
2008-11-19 06:01:56

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