Sentences with phrase «surprising because»

This result is surprising because many types of fungi, including truffles, grow underground in — and draw nutrients from — soil prone to accumulating radioactive pollution.

«Inhibiting RGS1 didn't prevent autoimmune diabetes from happening, which is slightly disappointing but not surprising because any one of these genes in humans has a very small effect on risk,» says Dr. Kissler.

«It's surprising because it shows that female bears are smart enough to think way ahead,» says William Ripple, an ecologist at Oregon State University, Corvallis, who was not involved in the study.

Kim said the overall findings likely aren't surprising because engineering and professional jobs that require STEM or business degrees do gain higher economic returns in the open market.

«Our findings were quite surprising because females typically just select sperm from males of their own species during fertilization, an action that does not lead to long - term consequences because there is no gene flow between the species,» said Asher Cutter, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Toronto.

This isn't as surprising because we have one ice core with a very high reading.

«This is surprising because patients with Huntington's disease have fewer nerve cells in the subthalamic nucleus.

«It's surprising because the bulbs are so unique and historically important,» says Christie's spokesperson Matthew Paton.

When water was first discovered in lunar samples in 2008, it was very surprising because from the time Apollo astronauts brought lunar samples, scientists thought that the Moon contained virtually no water.

Our work is surprising because it shows that lunar formation and accretion were more complex than previously thought,» said Robinson.

Their claim was especially surprising because EETA 79001, like all Martian meteorites, is a volcanic rock, in which you wouldn't expect to find sedimentary material.

The finding was surprising because ZBP1 was known to sense foreign DNA in the cell, but the influenza virus uses RNA as its genetic material.

People with apnea do have fewer nightmares, which really isn't that surprising because apnea disrupts sleep, leading to less REM sleep, which is when dreams usually happen, including nightmares.

This find was particularly surprising because Africa is a larger continent and typically, larger land masses house and support larger mammals.

«We discovered no cases brought as a result of naloxone administration by [law enforcement officers], which is perhaps not surprising because that practice is relatively new,» the researchers wrote, noting that some 220 law enforcement agencies in 24 states now carry the drug.

Foley said that's not surprising because it's a no - win proposition for both candidates.

This is surprising because when more than one sperm enters the human or mammalian egg — a process we call polyspermy — the egg is destroyed.

The findings were surprising because, based on prior research, the prediction would be that decision makers select the attractive candidate no matter the position, according to Lee.

This result is surprising because, until recently, scientists believed that TRH only occurred in vertebrates with a thyroid gland, such as fish, birds, and mammals.

That's not surprising because every individual is different.

The finding that immune cells in the skin, especially skin showing an autoimmune response, mediate the strongest anti-tumor response is surprising because T cells are traditionally thought to reside in immune organs, such as lymph nodes, spleen, and blood.

The heavy elements, or metals, were surprising because white dwarfs contain about as much mass as the Sun squeezed into bodies the size of the Earth, giving them surface gravities 10,000 times stronger than the Sun's.

The finding is surprising because it challenges the notion that postdoctoral research is a stepping stone primarily for research faculty positions, said Henry Sauermann, associate professor at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business.

The results, recently published in Science of the Total Environment, is surprising because long - term trends had shown a decrease in mercury emissions whereas data collected between 2007 and 2013 indicate an unsettling upturn from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest.

Dr Nadeau added «Our results are even more surprising because the cortex gene was previously thought to only be involved in producing egg cells in female insects, and is very similar to a gene that controls cell division in everything from yeast to humans.»

The finding was surprising because previous research had highlighted a likely role for white blood cells known as CD8 + and CD4 + memory T cells for broadening the immune response against different flu strains.

This is surprising because Neptune is much farther from the Sun than other planets, which show no such changes.

The result was not surprising because that's a group that often takes vitamin D supplements, Dr. Thacher says.

«This is surprising because European moles do the opposite: they are more often found on the surface at the time of extreme drought,» Dinets said.

The authors note the survey results were surprising because the tracking of patients happened in the absence of institutional direction.

This was surprising because China, being a collectivist society, places high value on interdependence, making a strong case for social capital theory.

This was particularly surprising because deltamethrin in doses of only 0.2 grams per hectare is very effective against the tsetse fly.

«Finding that the parietal cortex was involved was surprising because it has not been a traditional visual area,» Lavie says.

«This is quite surprising because glasses and heavily irradiated materials typically exhibit the same density, so that glasses are often used as models to simulate the effect of the exposure to radiations on materials.»

«If many people apply, we say it's not surprising because all roads lead to Rome.

It's surprising because astrophysicists and cosmologists thought they had pretty much figured the universe out.

But the rise in dichloroethane emissions was unexpected and surprising because the chemical is both a «valuable commodity» and «highly toxic,» says Oram.

That is particularly surprising because the outermost points of their orbits move around the solar system, and they travel at different rates.

The finding is surprising because this was not a study of telomere length.

The discovery is even more surprising because pulsars by nature are not very massive objects and so have always been assumed capable of only relatively moderate X-ray signals.

This is surprising because areas outside this central region show fossil evidence of regular faunal interchange.

Bharara's removal is especially surprising because Trump had personally asked that he stay on during his transition.

A senior campaign adviser to the McLeod campaign told CNN Wednesday that the Senate chatter is not surprising because McLeod is «has proven to be a really good candidate.»

These figures are not surprising because other pollsters (eg YouGov last week and Opinium at the weekend) have had very similar results.

Last week's byelection in Henley was predictable and surprising in equal measure: predictable because it showed that David Cameron, riding high in the polls as the government falls from grace, can win a safe seat on his home turf; but surprising because the Conservative vote didn't go up by much compared with the 2005 general election, even though the party is a full 14 % higher in the national polls.

This is slightly surprising because there is no such commitment in the recent Labour manifesto.

«It's surprising because Silda has been keeping a low profile and staying out of the spotlight,» one politico told me.

Cole announced Monday morning that he is backing Blunt for majority leader, not particularly surprising because the Oklahoman is a member of Blunt's whip team.

«It is surprising because if you listen to the key members of the economic management team, they initially indicated they were going to...

One of her opponents in the hotly contested battle that could determine which party controls the Senate, Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy, immediately sent a fundraising appeal to supporters saying the allegation «isn't actually surprising because Senator Landrieu has represented DC values for a long time.»