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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers studying half-lives of evolutionarily related proteins in different species uncovered a link between species lifespan and protein lifespan....

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have confirmed what native Alaskans have observed for centuries -- maritime winds influence the travel patterns of northern fur seal pups. New research shows strong winds can potentially displace seal pups by hundreds of kilometers during their first winter migration....

In findings that one day may help people sleep better, scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence that two anciently conserved proteins in the brains of insects and mammals share a common biological ancestry as regulators of body temperature rhythms crucial to metabolism and sleep.

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have for the first time captured the sounds of snapping shrimp off the Oregon coast and think the loud crackling from the snapping of their claws may serve as a dinner bell for eastern Pacific gray whales....

An August 2016 call to an infectious disease hotline OHSU runs for Northwest physicians ended up being one for the record books.

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A few thousand rubber ducks, a group of experienced wildlife spotters and a drone have proven the usefulness and accuracy of drones for wildlife monitoring.

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