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• Polymer gel, heal thyself: Engineering team proposes new composites that can regenerate when damaged
• High-fat diet during puberty speeds up breast cancer development
• Gene mutation for excessive alcohol drinking found
• Bonobo: 'Forgotten' ape threatened by human activity and forest loss
• Large study shows pollution impact on coral reefs, and offers solution

Polymer gel, heal thyself: Engineering team proposes new composites that can regenerate when damaged Posted: 26 Nov 2013 09:41 AM PST Researchers have developed models to design a new polymer gel that would enable complex materials to regenerate themselves.

High-fat diet during puberty speeds up breast cancer development Posted: 26 Nov 2013 09:39 AM PST New findings show that eating a high-fat diet beginning at puberty speeds up the development of breast cancer and may actually increase the risk of cancer similar to a type often found in younger adult women.

Gene mutation for excessive alcohol drinking found Posted: 26 Nov 2013 09:39 AM PST Researchers have discovered a gene that regulates alcohol consumption and when faulty can cause excessive drinking. They have also identified the mechanism underlying this phenomenon.

Bonobo: 'Forgotten' ape threatened by human activity and forest loss Posted: 26 Nov 2013 09:36 AM PST The most detailed range-wide assessment of the bonobo (formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee) ever conducted has revealed that this poorly known and endangered great ape is quickly losing space in a world with growing human populations. The loss of usable habitat is attributed to both forest fragmentation and poaching, according to a new study.

Large study shows pollution impact on coral reefs, and offers solution Posted: 26 Nov 2013 06:26 AM PST One of the largest and longest experiments ever done to test the impact of nutrient loading on coral reefs today confirmed what scientists have long suspected -- that this type of pollution from sewage, agricultural practices or other sources can lead to coral disease and bleaching. But there was unexpectedly good news - when you cleaned up the water, the corals recovered.

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