Species of bat with the ability to echolocate do not all group together in the evolutionary tree of life – some are more related to their non-echolocating…
Now, Iowa State University researchers have contributed to the release of the annotated genome of one of the most destructive nematodes: Meloidogyne incognita…
Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold.But for all of its popular uses – money, medals,…
Now, in a study of cell metabolism, a Northwestern University research team has found new evidence that evolution has produced cell metabolisms that are…
In the first discovery of its kind, researchers from Canada, France and the United States have discovered an object that orbits around the Sun backwards, and…
David Smith, associate director of disease ecology at UF's Emerging Pathogens Institute, said the study will guide scientists and policy makers in extending…
Australian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature…
“This was a big thrust for the public project,” said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, a member of…
Tad Pfeffer, a fellow of CU-Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and his colleagues made calculations using conservative, medium and extreme…
The research, which appears in the September issue of Current Biology, is expected to cause some controversy within the paleontological community.”Scientists…
Bacteria sometimes form structures called biofilms that protect them against antibiotics and the body's natural defences. Now scientists have discovered that…
The toxins are manufactured by communities of the hospital superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa called biofilms, which are up to a thousand times more resistant to…
The Giant Mine in Canada is in the sub-arctic. It contains over 230,000 tonnes of arsenic-containing dust, making it one of the most polluted places on Earth…
We already know that comets played a significant role in ensuring that conditions were right for life on Earth. Most of the icy, small planetary bodies that…
Results from a comparative analysis of the human, chimpanzee, rhesus macaque and other genomes reported in the journal Science suggest our evolution may have…
Lead by Dean Nizetic, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, the team utilised embryonic stem…
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