And as animal collections and reserves around the world develop their conservation and captive breeding programmes there is an insatiable demand for expertise…
Although less visible than shoots, leaves and flowers, plant roots are critical to our lives. They provide the crops we eat with water, nutrients, a firm…
The behaviour of the bumbling bees is reported in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters published today (Wednesday 16 July.) It reveals that, like humans…
Some people may be naturally resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The results of a study conducted by Dr. Nicole Bernard of the…
Plant sterols have been touted as an effective way to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. However, a research study in the July JLR has…
“This paper shows that we share a common genetic imprinting mechanism which has been active for about 150 million years despite the differences in reproductive…
Angiocidin, a tumor-inhibiting novel protein discovered by Temple University researchers, may also have a role as a new therapeutic application in treating…
The problem remained largely unsolved while looking at it through our own eyes. It was only when people started thinking from the birds' perspective that they…
A study of human remains believed to predate Columbus’ discovery of the New World has shown for the first time that H. pylori infection occurred in native…
The guiding principles have been proposed to attempt to minimise the misinterpretation and misuse of human genetic variation research. The group included…
The method used involves mixing two liquids together, one of which contains C60, at low temperature. Lozenge shaped crystals can be quickly obtained with…
But now, VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered that a disturbed cleavage of the Nrg-1 protein lies at the basis of…
Although every cell of our bodies contains the same genetic instructions, specific genes typically act only in specific cells at particular times. Other genes…
The study, published in the July 11, 2008 issue of PLoS Genetics, highlights the importance of public health efforts to reduce the number of youth who begin…
In both cases warmer flight muscles likely speed the insects’ trips home, allowing them to quickly exploit a valuable resource before competitors arrive, the…
Now, researchers of the Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin (Germany) and Boston University (U.S.A.) have discovered the place that…
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