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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Nature stories: 4 news summaries

Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

Scientists make botanical breakthrough

Feb 28, 08 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a gene that controls how plants absorb carbon dioxide and release moisture in a breakthrough discovery that could help develop drought-resistant crops, reports the BBC. The gene that regulates the work of stomata, or pores on plant leaves, has been sought by biologists for decades. The gene... More »

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Africa • carbon dioxide • farming • drought • genetically modified crops • plants • genes • crops • Nature

Nature's Back-Up Plan Keeps Pregnant Women Upright

Evolutionary changes help fight gravity

Dec 12, 07 8:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have found slight differences in the lower back and hip joints of men and women—results of evolution—that help women keep their balance and avoid serious back pain while pregnant, the AP reports. “(Women) are experiencing a pretty impressive challenge. Evolution has tinkered ... to the point where... More »

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evolution • pregnancy • Nature

Earliest Humans Put a Shrimp
on the Barbie

'Mother of all' ice age survivors roasted shellfish at the beach

Oct 18, 07 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Remnants of one of the earliest known human settlements, possibly the community from which all modern people are descended, have been discovered on the South African coast. The band of humans survived 164,000 years ago on cooked shellfish and the occasional whale, and wore red body paint, according to... More »

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South Africa • Indian Ocean • Journal Nature • Pinnacle Point • Mossel Bay • body paint • stone blades • glacial period • progenitor population • Nature

Big Bird Dazzles Paleontologists

Fossil unearthed in Gobi desert reveals record of 26-foot-long 'gigantic chicken'

Jun 14, 07 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The largest birdlike creature on record stood over 16 feet tall, weighed a ton and a half, and had sharp claws but no teeth. The Chinese paleontologist who unearthed the creature's thigh bone wasn't sure what it was, he tells the San Francisco Chronicle, but as he listed the... More »

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evolution • science • birds • discoveries • paleontology • Gobi desert • dinosaur • Nature

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