The study provides insight on a previously unknown genetic mechanism and could eventually help with diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cleft lip, which…
Natural odors (bananas, mangos) were preferred by most flies, whereas artificial flavors induced a more differentiated behavior. (Current Biology Vol. 18,…
It had previously been established that asymmetric cell division is extremely important in determining cell fates. Asymmetric cell division occurs when a…
An unusual blue protein called ranasmurfin and found in the foam nests of a Malaysian tree frog has aroused the interest of a team of British, Brazilian, and…
In plants, protein modification by the introduction of a phosphate group, a process known as phosphorylation, regulates cell signaling in response to a wide…
Even cells commute. To get from their birthplace to their work site, they sequentially attach to and detach from an elaborate track of exceptionally strong…
It may very well be that models used for the design of new drugs have to be regarded as impractical. This is the sobering though important conclusion of the…
The Journal of Biological Chemistry has ranked this documentation as “Paper of the Week.”A virus that infects the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus can…
A team of scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found a way to genetically enhance the scent of flowers and implant a scent in those that don't…
Details of how the process works someday may provide new ways to treat cancer.The new study of fruit flies is the first to show in animals that losing just one…
The project is motivated by VTT's discovery of early metabolic signatures predictive of later progression to autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes. These metabolic…
In many species, the male’s fortunes in the mating stakes are decided by a conspicuous breeding dress. A study of brightly coloured fish has now demonstrated…
All of this information is collected, processed, and finally transferred to specific brain centers at these hubs – the human brain consists of almost 100…
In the real world, a car will typically accelerate or brake faster than, say, a pedestrian. But the control of eye movement in fact responds more sensitively…
University of Michigan paleontologist Jeffrey Wilson was part of the team that made the discovery, to be published Sept. 29 in the online journal Public…
Archaeological evidence suggests that glass was first made in the Middle East sometime around 3000 B.C. However, almost 5,000 years later, scientists are still…
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