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Scientists Reveal Driving Force Behind EvolutionLiverpool, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2010 The team observed viruses as they evolved over hundreds of generations to infect bacteria. They found that when the bacteria could evolve defences, the viruses evolved at a quicker rate and generated greater diversity, compared to situations where the bacteria were unable to adapt to the viral infection. The study shows, for the first time, that the American evolutionary biologist Leigh Van Valen was correct in his 'Red Queen Hypothesis'. The theory, first put forward in the 1970s, was named after ... read more |
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London (AFP) March 2, 2010A British climate researcher at the centre of a row over global warming science has admitted he wrote some "pretty awful" emails to sceptics when he was refusing their requests for data. But Phil Jones, of the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, defended Monday his decision not to release the data about temperatures from around the world, saying it was not "standard practice" ... more  
Bishkek (AFP) March 2, 2010A strong earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook a sleeping Bishkek on Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey, although no casualties were reported. The quake struck at 7:55 am local time (0155 GMT) about 75 kilometres (46 miles) to the southeast of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, but an AFP correspondent reported heavy shaking in the city center. "The ... more  
Beijing (AFP) March 2, 2010China's rural-urban wealth gap was the widest last year since the nation launched its economic transformation three decades ago, state media said Tuesday, amid concerns the disparity could spark unrest. Urban per capita income stood at 17,175 yuan (2,500 dollars) in 2009, compared to 5,153 yuan in the countryside, a ratio of 3.33 to 1, according to data released by the National Bureau of Sta ... more |
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Foot and mouth outbreak reported in southern ChinaBeijing (AFP) March 2, 2010 Chinese authorities have reported an outbreak of highly contagious foot and mouth disease in the south of the country and have destroyed more than 8,000 pigs, state media reported Tuesday. Xinhua news agency quoted local veterinary officials in Guangdong province as saying a total of 8,382 pigs had been culled after the outbreak was reported in a district of the provincial capital Guangzhou last month. The disease only rarely affects humans, but is very contagious among cloven-hoofed animals, in ... read more |
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