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Successful Mussels Employ Survival Strategy Akin To The Circadian Rhythms That Govern Sleep It's hard being a mussel: you have to worry about hungry starfish and even hungrier humans, not to mention an environment that can change your body temperature 50 degrees Fahrenheit in just a few hours. "It's one of the most variable habitats on Earth," said USC biologist Andrew Gracey. New Book Focuses On Diagnosing Infections In Immunocompromised Patients Over the past twenty-five years, the number of patients with compromised immune systems has grown astronomically. High-risk patients such as these require a unique set of healthcare solutions that take into consideration everything from the etiology and degree of immune suppression to the individual patient's nutritional status. Serendipitous Discovery Reveals Earthworms More Diverse Than First Thought Scientists have found that the UK's common or garden earthworms are far more diverse than previously thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture. The First Complete Developmental Blueprint Of A Vertebrate Provided By Digital Zebrafish Embryo Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have generated a digital zebrafish embryo - the first complete developmental blueprint of a vertebrate. With a newly developed microscope scientists could for the first time track all cells for the first 24 hours in the life of a zebrafish. The data was reconstructed into a three-dimensional, digital representation of the embryo. Molecular Biology Meets Clinical Research In New Journal The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) proudly announces the introduction of EMBO Molecular Medicine, a new journal dedicated to a research discipline focused on the interface between molecular biology and clinical research.

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