 Two-phase microbial resistance: the example of insects November 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- In less than an hour, the immune system of the beetle Tenebrio molitor neutralizes most of the bacteria infecting its hemolymph (the equivalent to blood in vertebrates); this is rendered possible ... | |
 New national park protects world's rarest gorilla November 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The Wildlife Conservation Society, the Government of Cameroon, and other partners have collaborated to create a new national park to help protect the world's most endangered great ape: the Cross River gorilla. | |
 Scientists Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation November 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount in an organism -- ... | |
 Bronze age necklace unearthed 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 4,000-year-old amber necklace has been discovered at a dig organised by a team of archeologists in Manchester. | |
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 ... | |
Time single working moms spend with kids surprises researchers November 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
"Time poor" single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the ... | |
COPI complex is a regulator of lipid homeostasis November 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Magazine articles describing ways to burn fat, lose weight, etc. are omnipresent in Western culture, but science's understanding of the way fat is stored in the cells of the human body is rather slimmer. | |
Cell movements totally modular, study shows 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A study describing how cells within blood vessel walls move en masse overturns an assumption common in the age of genomics — that the proteins driving cell behavior are doing so much multitasking that it would be near impossible ... | |
 New movement models tested at the Smithsonian in Panama 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Feeling threatened? Hungry? Looking for a mate? Move! Tracking and remote sensing data are making it easier to locate organisms and find out what they are up to. However, general theories of movement are lacking. ... | |
Land iguanas under continuing threat on Galapagos archipelago November 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The Galápagos Islands, which provided impetus and inspiration for Charles Darwin's seminal work, "On the Origin of Species", are home to unique populations of reptiles. Since the time of man's first visit in the 16th century ... | |
Scientists offer insight into adaptive ability of cells November 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The Stowers Institute's Rong Li Lab has published findings that shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries – findings that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body's ... | |
Researchers pay football fans to watch games November 26, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are looking for 15 football fans to take part in a study which will see them being paid to watch matches in the comfort of their own home. | |
Tiny protein provokes healthy bonding between cells November 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In human relationships, a certain "spark" often governs whether we prefer one person to another, and critical first impressions can occur within seconds. A team lead by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that cell-to-cell ... | |
Study on wildlife corridors shows how they work over time 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
At the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, there are five strange looking "patches" cleared out of the surrounding forest. No, they're not crop circles carved by aliens. | |
Science teacher delivers lesson from under the sea November 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Sixty-three feet below the ocean's surface, the science teacher was giving his morning lesson. "Hi, and welcome to Aquarius for our third and final broadcast from this mission," Mark Tohulka told his third-period marine biology ... | |
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