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Life & Chemistry

Genomatix Integrates Genome-Wide Open Chromatin Insights

Allan P. Boyle et al published in the January 2008 issue of Cell some remarkable work on “High-Resolution Mapping and Characterization of Open Chromatin across…

Studies and Analyses

One-Quarter of Women with HIV Seek Pregnancy Options

A woman’s age at the time she learns of her HIV status appears to influence this decision. Women in an Ohio State University study who learned of their HIV…

Life & Chemistry

Lemurs' evolutionary history may shed light on our own

Found in nature only on the island nation of Madagascar, off Africa’s southeastern coast, lemurs and their close relatives the lorises represent the sister…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover Proteins Boosting Bacterial Defense

The finding is a step toward development of drug therapies that could target bacterial resistance at its cellular source. Before researchers can design such…

Health & Medicine

Silica Smart Bombs Target Bacteria with Precision

Mark Schoenfisch and his lab of analytical chemists at UNC have created nano-scale scaffolds made of silica and loaded with nitric oxide (NO) – an important…

Health & Medicine

Autism's origins: Mother's antibody production may affect fetal brain

The causes of autism, a disorder manifesting itself with a range of brain problems and marked by impaired social interactions, communication disorders and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Washington University Reveals Draft Corn Genome Sequence

Corn, also known as maize, underlies myriads of products, from breakfast cereal, meat and milk to toothpaste, shoe polish and ethanol. The genetic blueprint…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Discovered for Hair Texture and Density in Humans

A Columbia University Medical Center research team has discovered a new gene involved in determining hair texture in humans. The team's genetic analysis…

Studies and Analyses

Oxygenation Events That Sparked Complex Life in Ancient Oceans

Today, we take oxygen for granted. But the atmosphere had almost no oxygen until 2.5 billion years ago, and it was not until about 600 million years ago when…

Health & Medicine

New Test Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence at Georgia College

The GeneSearch Breast Lymph Node Assay, manufactured by Veridex, L.L.C., a Johnson & Johnson company, is being used at the Medical College of Georgia to…

Studies and Analyses

Hope for Chemo Holidays: OHSU Study on Advanced Prostate Cancer

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers, in a first-of-its-kind study, have found that even men with advanced prostate cancer can take…

Event News

Conference on “An International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources”

The emphasis will be focused on global effect of regional issues and solutions. 5-7 January 2009Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Conference CenterBangkok,…

Event News

Combatting Global Warming: Workshop in Nonthaburi, Thailand

The half-day workshop will be conducted in Thai language and will be held on March 03, 2008 at the Richmond Hotel in Nonthaburi. Climate change experts Dr….

Studies and Analyses

News websites' uneasy relationship with user-generated content revealed

In research published this month, Neil Thurman of City University London reveals that, despite the seemingly heavy emphasis on UGC at mainstream news websites,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Unlocking farm forest potential, buffering market volatility, disability on Irish farms and …

Unlocking Farm Forest PotentialMaximising the potential of farm forestry is the objective of a new Teagasc research project. This new initiative comes at a…

Life & Chemistry

Shining Light on science’s “dark data”: New venture ensures a fuller scientific record

BMC Research Notes, a new open access journal, is publishing scientifically sound research across all fields of biology and medicine. This enables researchers…

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