Ancient protein offers clues to killer condition 21 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins – turkeys and scallops - down very different physical paths from a common ancestor. But University of Leeds researchers have found that a motor ... | |
Can feces save the species? 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It’s a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it. In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs trained to detect animal feces by scent are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened wildlife such as ... | |
 Captive breeding to save Kashmir's rare red deer May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Kashmir's endangered red deer faces extinction without a captive breeding programme that will start this summer in the scenic Himalayan region, Indian wildlife officials said Friday. | |
Dying bats in the Northeast remain a mystery May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern U.S, bats exhibiting a condition now ... | |
 Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. ... | |
 Researchers identify photosynthetic dimmer switch May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In a study of the molecular mechanisms by which plants protect themselves from oxidation damage should they absorb too much sunlight during photosynthesis, a team of researchers has discovered a molecular ... | |
 New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The population of wild Puerto Rican parrots, among the most endangered birds in the world, has languished for decades, with several dozen remaining birds unable to break through the bottleneck that prevents ... | |
 Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change ... | |
Prions show their good side May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, also have a helpful side. According to new findings from Gerald Zamponi and colleagues, normally functioning prions prevent ... | |
Fat transplantation can have metabolic benefits May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When transplanted deep into the abdomen, fat taken from just under the skin comes with metabolic benefits, or at least it does in mice, reveals a new study in the May issue of Cell Metabolism. | |
Unraveling the Genomic Code for Development May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have produced the first complete description of the complex network of genes that create a particular type of cell in an organism. | |
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