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Unlocking Insect Flight: Key Kinetic Mechanism Revealed

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Vermont have discovered a key molecular mechanism that allows tiny flies and other…

Life & Chemistry

Elephants Confirm Self-Recognition in Mirror Test

Elephants have joined a small, elite group of species-including humans, great apes and dolphins-that have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror,…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Transform Modern Enzyme to Its Hypothetical Ancestor

The research, conducted by a team that includes scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Karolinska Institute in…

Life & Chemistry

Key Enzyme Linked to Allergic Reactions Identified

A research team has identified a key enzyme responsible for triggering a chain of events that results in allergic reaction, according to new study findings…

Studies and Analyses

Cognitive Decline Often Goes Undetected, Study Reveals

These findings by Sharon Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Aging Brain Center at Hebrew SeniorLife and Professor of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Beth…

Life & Chemistry

Bee Behavior Study: How Flower Choice Affects Pollination

Flanagan, a graduate student in biological sciences, and Associate Professor Jeffrey Karron are studying the behaviors of bees as they gather pollen – which…

Life & Chemistry

Mass Gene Copying Accelerates Evolution in Organisms

All organisms can amplify parts of their DNA under certain conditions, and the variants that have an increased amount of one special gene can gain survival…

Business and Finance

Boost Your Product Pipeline With Creative Thinking

Speaking today (Tuesday 31 October) at the White Rose Bioscience Forum in York, Adams encourages companies to consider both their strengths and weaknesses, and…

Health & Medicine

Evaluating Online Cancer Tests: Are They Reliable?

“It is important to enlighten people searching for health information on the net that some sites don’t come up to scratch,” says MD Alexandra Ekman.More and…

Environmental Conservation

Surrey Academics Explore Bioenergy’s Environmental Impact

Biomass is a renewable energy source derived from plants and waste materials, which can be used to generate electricity, heat and transport fuels. A very wide…

Physics & Astronomy

£200,000 Grant to Advance Ultra Low Energy Lighting

The ATI is confident that its Ultra Low Energy High Brightness Light (ULEHB) will require minimal power, significantly reducing both energy costs and carbon…

Architecture & Construction

Kent Secures £322K for Study on Building Wireless Access

Their research will ultimately improve wireless network access in offices and also security in prisons where the illicit use of mobile phones is widespread. The project, which begins in January 2007, is in collaboration with the universities of Manchester (who received £228k) and Auckland (New Zealand), and the Police Information Technology Organisation which has pledged a further £30,000. This will bring the total funding for the project to £581,000 over three years….

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cell Therapy Challenges: VC Hesitations Uncovered

Dr Prescott will also tell academic and business delegates at the White Rose Bioscience Forum in York today (31 October), that whilst venture capitalists (VCs)…

Life & Chemistry

Public Trust in Science: Insights from Tony Ryan

Director of the University of Sheffield Polymer Centre and ICI Professor of Physical Chemistry, Tony Ryan, will tell delegates that the scientific and business…

Life & Chemistry

Life Science Spinouts: Tips for Effective Legal Agreements

“Legal agreements can be anything from very basic to an extremely complex written document incorporating every conceivable safeguard,” says Kinnier Wilson….

Life & Chemistry

Building Effective Management Teams in Life Science Companies

Speaking today at the White Rose Bioscience Forum in York (Tuesday 31 October), Wallder told delegates:“For early stage life science companies, building a…

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