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22nd Jun 2009
Sneaky Snakes and Scholarly Sticklebacks
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On this NewsFlash, we find out how sneaky Tentacled snakes catch fish through cunning, how pieces of RNA could switch off cancer, and how schools of sticklebacks learn from other fish. Plus, how a taxi disguised as a bee can help to highlight the plight of our buzzy friends.
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News
There’s an old wives tale that snakes hypnotise their prey, but a new study has revealed even more amazing – but real – goings-on in the snake world. Tentacled snakes (Erpaton tentaculatum) have evolved an astonishing way of tricking small fish into swimming right into their mouths. Kenneth Catania ...
Scientists have used a genetic technique to successfully treat mice with liver tumours.
Writing in the current edition of the journal Cell, Ohio State University researcher Jerry Mendell and his team describe how they have used short sequences of genetic material to block the growth of cancers.
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Giant sperm have been found inside ancient fossil crustaceans, revealing just how long ago these enormous male sex cells evolved. The oceans 100 million years ago were full of males hotly competing with each other over who got the best mates.
Publishing in the journal Science, Renate Matzke-Karasz ...
UK scientists have discovered that some fish learn by watching the experiences of others.
Durham University scientist Jeremy Kendal, writing in the journal Behavioural Ecology, caught 270 sticklebacks from a local river. The fish were divided into groups. The first group were placed in ...
Interviews
We investigate why bee numbers are falling and what effect this will have on our agriculture.
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