The findings, published in Nature Chemical Biology, could be the first step in the development of new drug combinations to combat severe diseases and…
The effects of deforestation in Amazonas reach far beyond the local areas, as these forests make up a key part of the earth’s hydrological and climatological…
By studying orangutan populations, a team of researchers headed by anthropologist Michael Krützen from the University of Zurich has demonstrated that great…
After its initial appearance in New York in 1999, West Nile virus spread across the United States in just a few years and is now well established throughout…
Not only have the researchers determined the types of finches that the honeycreeper family originally evolved from, but they have also linked the timing of…
Patients suffering from B-cell lymphomas can be treated with antibodies directed against the B-lymphocyte antigen CD20. This therapy is not a cure, however,…
In a paper published in the journal PLoS Genetics, John Manak, an assistant professor of biology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Chris…
Their findings have been published in the current issue of Science Express, an online publication of selected papers in advance of the print edition of…
The correlation suggests that scientists studying the evolution of the human brain should look to genes considered recent by evolutionary standards and early…
A human antibody given to monkeys infected with the deadly Hendra virus completely protected them from disease, according to a study published by National…
There is currently no good method to check whether the packaging has the correct gas content. However, researchers in Atomic Physics and Packaging Logistics…
The researchers show the most primitive form of aerobic respiring life on land came into existence 2.48 billion years ago.The research team, led by U of A…
Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt toxins) are used in organic and conventional farming to manage pest insects. Sprayed as pesticides or produced…
Jon Page is a plant biochemist and adjunct professor of biology at the University of Saskatchewan. He explains that a simple genetic switch is likely…
Both descended from of a group of stingless bees that originated in the Amazon and moved into Central America, the ancestors of Mayan honeybees. The presence…
The researchers are the first to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL), genetic locations on chromosomes, for resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites…
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