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Stalking the Green Meat Eaters

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1. T. rex had teen pregnancies
   01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Dinosaurs had pregnancies as early as age 8, far before they reached their maximum adult size, a new study finds. Researchers at Ohio University and University of California at Berkeley have found medullary bone -- the same tissue that allows birds to develop eggshells -- in two new dinosaur specimens: the meat-eater Allosaurus and the plant-eater Tenontosaurus. It's also been found in Tyrannosaurus rex.
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2. New meat-eating dinosaur duo from Sahara ate like hyenas, sharks
   02-13-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Two new 110 million-year-old dinosaurs unearthed in the Sahara Desert highlight the unusual meat-eaters that prowled southern continents during the Cretaceous Period. Named Kryptops and Eocarcharia in a paper appearing this month in the scientific journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, the fossils were discovered in 2000 on an expedition led by University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno.
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3. Picky-eater flies losing smell genes
   04-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The specialist fruit fly Drosophila sechellia is losing genes for smell and taste receptors 10 times faster than its generalist relative Drosophila simulans. The findings could help researchers understand how some insect pests adapt to feeding on a particular plant.
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4. Governments should act now to save threatened turtles
   10-31-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Ecology and conservation experts from the University of Exeter today urge international governments to work together to protect threatened Caribbean sea turtle populations. The Cayman Islands, a UK Overseas Territory, once supported one of the world's largest sea turtle rookeries, which comprised some 6.5 million adult green and loggerhead turtles. These populations were driven into decline from the mid-1600s onwards, when massive harvesting of nesting turtles began. Only a few dozen individuals survive today.
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5. A new male-specific gene in algae unveils an origin of male and female
   12-18-2006 · EurekAlert!
   By studying the genetics of two closely related species of green algae that practice different forms of sexual reproduction, researchers have shed light on one route by which evolution gave rise to reproduction though the joining of distinct sperm and egg cells.
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6. Organic is healthier: Kiwis prove that green is good
   03-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists have proven that organically grown kiwifruit contain significantly increased levels of health-promoting polyphenols. They also had a higher overall antioxidant activity, as well as higher levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and important minerals compared with their conventionally grown counterparts.Also, compounds in grapefruit and oranges have been shown to lower blood cholesterol, which could help prevent heart disease.
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7. Green tea extract protects against brain damage in new mouse model of HIV-related dementia
   05-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A green tea extract may represent a new and natural compound for preventing and treating HIV-associated dementia, a study using a new mouse model for the devastating disease suggests.
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8. Green Junta
   06-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A radical suggestion for creating a global infrastructure that is both sustainable and green might rely on nations working together to find a solution to a range of potentially devastating problems, according to Cardiff University's Peter Wells. Writing in the International Journal of the Environment and Sustainable Development, published today by Inderscience, Wells warns that of a Green Junta that could bring about a right-wing agenda by stealth, in the name of environmentalism.
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9. American Chemical Society calls green chemistry bill a 'smart step'
   09-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The American Chemical Society today praised House passage of legislation seeking to improve federal coordination, dissemination and investment in green chemistry research and development.
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10. Platinumfree fuel cell
    10-20-2007 · Science News Online
    Cheaper than a typical hydrogen fuel cell, a new, platinumfree cell runs on a "green" liquid fuel.
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