It was previously unknown whether cellular senescence or programmed cell death – apoptosis – was the more important safeguard mechanism for suppressing tumours…
Professor David Miller of the Macaulay Institute explains: “The Macaulay Institute has produced the “Putting People in the Planning Picture” film to explain…
A team led by Dr Bhavna Kulkarni has captured the first images of how the brain processes arthritis pain, using positron emission tomography (PET) scanners…
Using their onboard Iridium phone, researchers can connect to the Internet, log into a specified website and click on any image they wish to view. Once an…
Around half were introduced deliberately (ornamental, crop or forest species), and the other half accidentally, along with imported seeds. In addition to…
Their main advantage is that they protect against numerous diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular disease. In particular, they help fight the formation of…
To date, the virus has not been detected in healthy wild birds, but many dead or dying birds have been found near infection foci. Are they victims or…
Ruminants, especially dairy cows, are major contributors to environmental pollution, but by eating sainfoin, an almost forgotten traditional fodder legume, the…
They are using this knowledge to establish a novel screening technique to find drugs which mimic this longevity effect. “Right now, there are no authentic…
“Our results illustrate how diet can influence gastric biochemistry”, says Emilie Combet, the post-doctoral researcher working on the project, who will be…
Conversely when walking or jumping they can detach their toe pads easily. Researchers from the University of Glasgow will present insights into how this…
Speaking at the British Neuroscience Association annual meeting in Harrogate, in association with Neuroscience Ireland, Dr Finn and his team from the…
An international research team led by scientists from the University of St Andrews has discovered how bacteria are able to cover their surface under a cloak of…
The government decree, being enacted for the first time, means Burung Indonesia, the RSPB and BirdLife International can halt logging on a 101,000-hectare…
Scientist of the centuryLeonhard Euler was the greatest scientist of the 18th century. So claims Ed Sandifer in this month's Physics World where he looks at…
The double sunset that Luke Skywalker gazed upon in the film “Star Wars” might not be a fantasy. Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have…
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