The infectious agent responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, also known as prion diseases, (which include mad cow disease), is a protein…
The study, which is the first to generate an infectious retrovirus from a mobile element in the human genome, is considered a breakthrough for the field of…
Flamingos are known for their peculiar feeding behavior. While standing in shallow water, they bend their necks, tilt their bills upside down in the water and…
The rapid spread of drug-resistant bacterial strains poses a persistent threat to human health, and requires new sources of antibiotics to treat infections….
A report of the study, led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, appears in the November…
Ron Dubreuil, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, reports the finding in the Oct. 23 issue of the Journal of…
The results, reported in the current issue of Molecular Psychiatry, released on-line today, show differences in the amounts of 50 proteins and point to…
Exotic invasive species can quickly displace indigenous species and disrupt ecological relationships that evolved over millions of years. Invasions often alter…
The discovery of acrylamide – a possible carcinogenic in humans – has led to much research being done to investigate the benefits of alternative cooking…
Speaking today at the White Rose Bioscience Forum in York (Tuesday 31 October), Wallder told delegates:“For early stage life science companies, building a…
“Legal agreements can be anything from very basic to an extremely complex written document incorporating every conceivable safeguard,” says Kinnier Wilson….
Director of the University of Sheffield Polymer Centre and ICI Professor of Physical Chemistry, Tony Ryan, will tell delegates that the scientific and business…
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)…
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…
Flanagan, a graduate student in biological sciences, and Associate Professor Jeffrey Karron are studying the behaviors of bees as they gather pollen – which…
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…
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