South Dakota State University researchers will inventory native species of bees in the Black Hills region starting in late 2009.SDSU Plant Science Entomologist…
Our genome is constantly under attack from things like UV light and toxins, which can damage or even break DNA strands and ultimately lead to cancer and other…
When a carpenter ant is infected by a fungus known as Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the victim remains alive for a short time. The fungus, however, is firmly in…
The novel NIST device is being developed as the foundation for miniature yet highly accurate gas sensors that can detect chemical and biological agents,…
A preliminary finding in the current online issue of the International Journal of Cancer reports that the anti-psychotic drug, pimozide, kills lung, breast and…
You're meeting a friend in a crowded cafeteria. Do your eyes scan the room like a roving spotlight, moving from face to face, or do you take in the whole…
Three young adults who received gene therapy for a blinding eye condition remained healthy and maintained previous visual gains one year later, according to an…
A team led by Deborah Muoio (Moo-ee-oo), Ph.D., of the Duke Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, also performed tests on human muscle cells that…
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Florida in Gainesville have safely given new, functional genes to patients…
Sunlight influences every kind of life on earth. That is true for complex organisms, like human beings, as well as for the tiniest single-celled organisms. Light is the basic resource of life, not just for highly-developed plants but also for green algae and diatoms. “Algae use light not only for the generation of energy”, knows Prof. Dr. Maria Mittag from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. “It also controls their movements and serves to adjust their biological clock”, says the professor for general botany….
In a study published online in Genome Research (www.genome.org), scientists have used genome sequencing to unlock new secrets about these magnetic microbes…
The brute force of Bacillus anthracis, the ancient scourge that causes anthrax, can sweep through and overpower a two-ton animal in under 72 hours. But when it…
The study published in Nature Genetics, provides vital insights into the cell biology of this neurological disorder and will lead to the development of…
This visual language should make it easier to exchange complex information, so that biological models are depicted more accurately, consistently, and in a more…
The researchers demonstrated their new understanding of how the instrument – the atomic force microscope – works in water to show detailed properties of a…
While clinical use is some years away, the new technique could produce cells with enormous potential for studying the development and treatment of disease. The…
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