Scientists to test koala contraceptive
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Scientists hope to test a contraceptive dart next year as a new weapon to curb a koala population explosion that has destroyed thousands of trees on an Australian island, a researcher said Sunday.
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Wildlife managers are looking to contraception as a way to control nuisance animals.
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The first test of a daily pill to prevent HIV infection gave a tantalizing hint of success, but a real answer must await a larger study due out next year.
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A new test could help scientists determine more quickly whether chinook salmon in the Klamath River are infected with a potentially deadly parasite.
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Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile&#39;s black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections in men.
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A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
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The rapidly growing kangaroo population in Canberra, Australia's capital, has become such a public safety issue that scientists have devised a plan to curb the animals' numbers with a contraceptive pill.
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Scientists successfully inject male monkeys with a protein that renders the chimps temporarily infertile. The research may provide a new birth-control option for men in the next decade.
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Safe no more: An acute global shortage in contraceptives has experts in Africa predicting a population explosion and a frightening spread of AIDS.
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Scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how to block the transmission of HIV.
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Nature is fighting back in response to female promiscuity by producing a biological &#39;sperm&#39; chastity belt, say US scientists.
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Scientists believe that some cases of infertility might be treated by injections of a hormone.
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Koalas in Australia&#39;s southeastern state of Victoria will receive contraceptive implants to keep their numbers down. Up to 2,000 female koalas will be implanted with a slow-releasehormone
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Researchers have identified a genetic factor that can help predict whether a woman will suffer a risky pregnancy, according to an article in the Oct. 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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[LUSAKA] Africa&#39;s scientific community should develop standards to guide research on microbicides - substances that kill or block the HIV virus â-aid participants at a meeting on vaginal microbicides held last week (17-19 November) by the Southern
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Koalas are considered in danger of extinction in parts of Australia, but in one southern state authorities plan to implant 2,000 of the furry marsupials with contraceptives to control their numbers.
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Indian scientists are hoping to discover once and for all if seahorses are an aphrodisiac, a myth that has made the creatures a major hunting target for centuries and an endangered species.