Scientists have discovered a bacterial “switch gene” in two groups of microscopic plankton common in the oceans. The gene helps determine whether certain…
The physiological functions of proteins depend on their folding into a particular spatial structure (tertiary structure): enzymes and their substrates must fit…
Scientists have found that flies and moths are most closely related to beetles and more distantly related to bees and wasps, contrary to previous theory. The…
The research team has used a family of long chain sugars called Heparan Sulphates (HS), found on nearly every cell of the body, to produce a new compound that…
A new class of drugs – being developed by a major pharmaceutical company – targets an enzyme that helps cells divide; in cancer, this enzyme, called Aurora B,…
Researchers, headed by biochemist Professor Pauline Schaap, of the University of Dundee, and evolutionary biologist Professor Sandie Baldauf, of the University…
There are a million neurons in the brain of a honey bee (Apis mellifera), a brain not much larger than the size of the period at the end of this sentence. The…
More than 8.3 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were discovered among the genomes of the 15 mouse strains and the data are now publicly available….
The Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Project (HBGSP), a large scale communal project led by the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Human…
The research identified and characterized the key genes involved in the biological clock of bees. The findings of the research will be published on Oct. 26 in…
Researchers placed mesenchymal stem cells onto a silicone membrane that was stretched longitudinally once every second. It was a cellular workout routine that…
Based on their comparative study, the scientists say orangutans confined to part of Borneo where food supplies are frequently depleted may have evolved through…
“The honey bee (Apis millifera) has been called a model system for social behavior,” said Saurabh (pronounced SAW-rub) Sinha, a professor of computer science…
In a study of more than 800 Australian and UK twin pairs, lead by Dr Roger Gosden, Professor of Reproductive Biology at Weill Medical College of Cornell…
Researchers in Germany looked at the minimum standards used to compare the genetic material of new bacteria to well-known types and found that increasing the…
The Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB) will bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines in order to tackle major challenges in…
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