Ancient fungus 'revived' in lab
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Fungus from a deep-sea sediment core that is hundreds of thousands of years old will grow when placed in culture, scientists discover.
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A fungal disease that was first observed 29 years ago has since infected over 90 percent of butternut trees throughout their native range.
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If antibiotic succeeds in testing, it would be the 1st new treatment for the disease in 41 years. WASHINGTON -- A novel type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control
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Archeologists discovered the mummified remains of a doctor they believe lived more than 4,000 years ago and who was buried along with metal surgical tools.
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The Chinese were consuming fermented beverages &#151; possibly wine &#151; as long as 9,000 years ago, according to scientists who used modern techniques to peer back through the mists of time.
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For a disease that scientists conquered 40 years ago, tuberculosis has made an astonishing comeback. Today relatively recent strains of TB that resist antibiotics have driven
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For the first time in four decades, a new antibiotic has emerged that researchers say will revolutionize the fight against tuberculosis.
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For the past 30 years scientists have scoured the most inhospitable environments or life. Just about everywhere they look, they find it thriving in microscopic form.
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Researchers studying Neanderthal DNA say it should be possible to construct a complete genome of the ancient hominid despite the degradation of the DNA over time.
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Croatian scientists have worked out how a radiation-resistant bacterium that can exist in extreme conditions repairs damage to itself, a discovery which could provide clues about diseases such as cancer.
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Scientists have pinpointed mutations in an ancient protein that transformed its shape and function more than 400 million years ago.
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Human remains dating from the 1st Century AD suggest TB may have killed off leprosy in Europe.
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A  discovery could lead to drugs to treat a 'forgotten' tropical disease, scientists hope.
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Scientists led by Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington collected manure samples in areas inhabited by African elephants. The geneticists isolated DNA from the manure and transferred it into the database.
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Biologists at Washington State University say they have isolated a bacteria that may have contributed to the deaths of thousands of bighorn sheep in the West over the past five decades.
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Contrary to the movie Jurassic Park, in which scientists recreate dinosaurs from ancient DNA, genetic material more than about 50 thousand years old cannot be reliably recovered.
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New, detailed photographs show evidence of subterranean streams of liquid that once flowed long enough that they could have sustained simple forms of life, researchers say.