salmon

Copper making salmon prone to predators
07/10/2012 - 08:16

Minute amounts of copper from brake linings and mining operations can affect salmon to where they are easily eaten by predators, says a Washington State University researcher. Jenifer McIntyre found the metal affects salmon's sense of smell so much that they won't detect a compound that ordinarily alerts them to be still and wary.

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Consuming fish during pregnancy improves offspring’s cognitive development and prosocial conduct
01/31/2012 - 09:28

Can pregnant women improve their progeny’s intelligence by eating fish? A study recently submitted to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and coordinated by the University of Granada professor Cristina Campoy Folgoso revealed that infants born to mothers who consumed more fish during pregnancy score higher in verbal intelligence and fine motor skill tests, and present an increased prosocial behavior.

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Cancer Study Examines Diets High in Fish
01/25/2012 - 08:16

New research from USC and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) has found that eating salmon and other dark, fatty fish may decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer, while consuming flounder and other white, lean fish may increase the risk.

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Salmon and other fish predators rely on ‘no guts, no glory’ survival tactic
09/16/2011 - 13:02

Salmon and other fish predators take the adage literally, by having up to three times the “gut” capacity they need on a daily basis just so they can “glory” when prey is abundant, University of Washington researchers have discovered.

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Scientist urges government ruling on genetically engineered salmon
08/07/2011 - 08:36

A Purdue University scientist is urging federal officials to decide whether genetically engineered salmon would be allowed for U.S. consumption and arguing that not doing so may set back scientific efforts to increase food production.

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Analysis of 500-year-old salmon finds importance of smaller juveniles
05/16/2011 - 23:00

Chinook salmon reared in the upper stretches of the Columbia River watershed 250 to 500 years ago used to leave their freshwater habitat and enter the estuary – and possibly even the Pacific Ocean – w

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