Label free optical biosensors enable the monitoring of biomolecules and their interactions in often highly sensitive diagnostic assays. Several methods have…
While smallpox was considered officially eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980, concerns about its use as a bioterrorism agent – and the finding…
Aposematism is used by many different animals to warn potential predators that they are poisonous. Usually this takes the form of distinctive colouration or…
Research into the genetic factors behind certain disease mechanisms, illness progression and response to new drugs is frequently carried out using tiny…
Nature proves every day that it is both complex and efficient. Organic chemists are envious of it; their conventional tools confine them to simpler…
That topic ¯ DNA wires and their potential use in identifying people at risk for certain diseases ¯ is the focus of a plenary talk here today during the 244th…
The researchers report in the journal Science that an area of our brain called the pulvinar regulates communication between clusters of brain cells as our…
One study, published online Monday, Aug. 6, in the journal Global Change Biology, finds that changes in precipitation have been underappreciated as a factor in…
There is much more to drug development than simply identifying a potent active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Scientists must ensure that the API can…
The discovery, which is featured in the current issue of Forktail, the Journal of Asian Ornithology, took years to confirm, but it was well worth the effort,…
The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpesvirus family. Although most people carry CMV for life, it hardly ever makes them sick. Researchers from the…
New research appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry adds to the growing work linking an infection caused by the Toxoplasma gondii…
A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that their louse ancestors first colonized a particular group of birds (ducks or songbirds, for…
As reported in the Aug. 17 issue of the journal Cell, the researchers identified 56 such genes, only a few of which had previously been identified as potential…
Researchers have discovered molecular and protein signatures that predict rapid onset of liver damage in hepatitis C patients following a liver transplant. The…
Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals.The human brain,…
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