Bioinformatics lecturers enlist undergrads to tackle DNA annotation challenge November 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
In this week's issue of PLoS Biology, a team of Marseilles University lecturers led by Pascal Hingamp, describe the Annotathon – an innovative bioinformatics teaching approach that appeals to undergraduate biology ... | |
 Panamanian termite goes ballistic: Fastest mandible strike in the world November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A single hit on the head by the termite Termes panamensis (Snyder), which possesses the fastest mandible strike ever recorded, is sufficient to kill a would-be nest invader, report Marc Seid and Jeremy Niven, ... | |
 Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and ... | |
Researchers investigate how plants adapt to climate November 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- How many mouths does a plant need in order to survive? The answer changes depending on climate, and some of the decisions are made long before a new leaf sprouts. | |
Flexibility trumps fitness in sexual reproduction, says new theory in evolutionary biology November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Berkeley - The utility of sex, according to an intriguing new theory of evolutionary biology, may be its ability to promote genes that play well with many other partners rather than those that shine with just one specific ... | |
 Robo-lizards help prove long-standing signaling theory November 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like teachers who rap a ruler before announcing homework in noisy classrooms, Puerto Rican anole lizards perform eye-catching pushups before beginning head-bobbing displays that advertise ... | |
 MIT engineers show how tiny cell proteins generate force to 'walk' November 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have shown how a cell motor protein exerts the force to move, enabling functions such as cell division. | |
Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells November 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have reported for the first time that mammals can be stimulated to regrow inner nerve cells in their damaged retinas. Located in the back of the eye, the retina's role in vision ... | |
Researchers Getting to the 'Root' of Christmas Tree Problems November 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- As Christmas tree farmers prepare for their busiest season, researchers at North Carolina State University are studying how to combat a disease that has killed thousands of North Carolina Christmas trees ... | |
Escherichia coli bacteria transferring between humans and mountain gorillas November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study finds that mountain gorillas are at increased risk of acquiring gastrointestinal microbes, such as Escherichia Coli, from humans. The study, published in Conservation Biology, examines the exchange ... | |
 Key ingredient to save money at Thanksgiving? Planning November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Of all the things you can do to create both joyful and economical holiday meals, the most important one is planning, says a Montana State University Extension nutrition educator. | |
New economic woes hit boomers, seniors hardest November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Millions of older Americans stand at the epicenter of the current financial crisis and the implications must be confronted, said experts today during a symposium at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 61st Annual ... | |
Scientists build 'roach motel' for nasty bugs of the bacterial variety November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The vacancy sign is on, but the lowlifes who check in never check out. Scientists at the University of Florida and the University of New Mexico have created tiny microscopic spheres that trap and kill harmful bacteria in ... | |
Scientists shed light on how DNA is unwound so that its code can be read November 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have figured out how a macromolecular machine is able to unwind the long and twisted tangles of DNA within a cell's nucleus so that genetic information can be "read" and used ... | |
 Penn scientists discover cells reorganize shape to fit the situation November 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Flip open any biology textbook and you're bound to see a complicated diagram of the inner workings of a cell, with its internal scaffolding, the cytoskeleton, and how it maintains a cell's ... | |
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