Deadly mice-borne virus spreads in US national park
September 2nd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A deadly virus carried by mice - that causes an incurable lung disease known as Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - has been spreading from California's Yosemite National ... Read more...
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Packaging chemical could cheat men of sex appeal
June 29th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) A chemical found in food packaging could cheat a man of his virility and ability to attract females, a research said.
For instance, the study showed ... Read more...
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Gene may explain how leopards got its spots
February 25th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes?The answer may be a gene, which scientists have found governs colour patterns in deer ... Read more...
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Deer mice at greater extinction risk from global warming than thought
May 24th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): The deer mice, which survived previous climate change about 12,000 years ago, may not be able to withstand the current global climate change, warn experts.Excavation of fossils spanning ... Read more...
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Mouse sperm recognises kin, competes with alien sperm
January 25th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Some mouse sperm can discriminate between its brethren and competing sperm from other males, clustering with its closest kin to swim faster in the race to the egg. ... Read more...
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Mice living in sandy hills quickly evolved lighter coloration
August 28th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 28 (ANI): Scientists at Harvard University have found that deer mice living in Nebraska's Sand Hills quickly evolved lighter coloration after glaciers deposited sand dunes atop what had been much ... Read more...
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Changes in rodent size tied to population, climate change
July 31st, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (IANS) The head shape and overall size of rodents have been changing over the years. Now, an ecologist has tied these changes to human population density and climate change.
Oliver ... Read more...
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Climate change forces mammals to move north
May 13th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new study has shown that some mammal species in Michigan, US, are rapidly expanding their ranges northward, apparently in response to climate change.In the process, these ... Read more...
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Biocontrol insect spurs growth of invasive weed
September 4th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Biocontrol agents, usually insects, can unwittingly produce the opposite of intended results in weed control. For instance, spotted knapweed, a flowering plant native first discovered in US in ... Read more...
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Otters are Brits Most Favourite Mammal
August 28th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): Otters have been voted as Britons most favourite mamma.The whiskery predators won the British mammal survey by 13 per cent of the vote.They pipped hedgehogs to the ... Read more...
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Mice mum devotes energy to produce healthier offspring when life is threatened
May 29th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by admin
London, May 29 (ANI): Contrary to common notion that mammals tend to focus on their own survival when they are threatened with sickness or infection, a researcher from Iowa State University ... Read more...
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For sick pregnant mice, babies health is top priority
April 5th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
London, April 5 (ANI): Unlike other mammals that concentrate on getting better during sickness and stop reproduction, mice divert energy into boosting the life chance of any babies they have before ... Read more...
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Mother was right - food does help build immunity
April 2nd, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
New York, April 2 (IANS) Researchers have uncovered fresh evidence to support what mothers everywhere have long been saying: the immune system needs food to function properly. Working on mice in a ... Read more...
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Roadsides make great habitats for rodents
December 15th, 2007 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 15 (ANI): If you consider roadsides to be useless for habitats, you better think again. The reason: Indiana State University researchers have discovered that roadsides serve as great habitats for ... Read more...
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