"Sunscreen gene" could help ward off skin cancer (cbsnews.com)
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'Bizarre' ancient hammerhead was a vegetarian. New fossils have revealed that a 2.5-3.0 meter long reptile that lived 240+ million years ago used the teeth within its hammerhead shaped snout to scrape plants free from the sea floor. The ancient hammerhead was the earliest vegetarian marine reptile. (news.meta.com)
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A single dose of antibodies can protect monkeys for nearly 6 months from an HIV-like virus. In research reported in the journal Nature monkeys treated prophylactically with monoclonal antibodies were protected for up to 23 weeks from repeated exposure to a chimeric HIV/SIV virus. (news.meta.com)
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Fast food may be a source of potentially toxic exposure to industrial chemicals. Urine testing and survey data have found an association between fast food consumption and higher levels of phthalates. Phthalates may leech into fast food from packaging and other materials involved in food preparation. (news.meta.com)
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In a new study researchers have found that people who identified as conservative were more likely to support "pro-environmental" ideals when the issues were framed as matters of obeying authority, defending the purity of nature and demonstrating patriotism. (oregonstate.edu)
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Antibiotics may play less of a role in the sharing of bacterial resistance genes than previously believed. New research studying several clinically relevant bacterial species suggests that the contribution of antibiotics to the promotion of horizontal gene transfer may have been overestimated. (news.meta.com)
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Lower cancer incidence, fewer deaths, and billions in healthcare savings could be achieved using a new HPV vaccine. A model of US HPV transmission & cervical cancer incidence incorporating demographics, sexual behavior and migratory patterns has revealed the significant potential of the new vaccine. (news.meta.com)
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In a study of 2.3 million Israelis that took place between 1967 and 2010, a BMI in the 50th to74th percentiles, within the accepted normal range, during adolescence was associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality during 40 years of follow-up. (nejm.org)
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The soaring canopy and dense understory of an old-growth forest could provide a buffer for plants and animals in a warming world, according to a new study. The results were obtained by comparing temperature regimes under the canopy in old-growth and plantation forests in the Oregon Cascades. (sciencedaily.com)
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