We all know that crocodiles are reptiles with long snouts, conical teeth, strong jaws and long tails. But according to researchers at Stony Brook University in…
Using a new gene sequencing method, a team of researchers led by scientists from Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health has discovered a gene that…
A myriad of inputs that report on a body’s health bombard pancreatic beta cells continuously, and these cells must consider all signals and “decide” when and…
Used in the proper amounts, it can make teeth stronger and aid in the treatment of osteoporosis. When excessive amounts are consumed, however, it can be a…
DASGIP expand the 3rd party integration program and includes Aber Futura biomass sensors. This integration enables online monitoring of the viable cell…
The results (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/210882970), which are published in the November 2010 Journal of Biological Chemistry, reveal important new drug…
In addition, states varied substantially in the extent to which they prioritized human embryonic stem cell research, and much of the research performed in the…
Diving blue whales can dive for anything up to 15 minutes. However, Bob Shadwick from the University of British Columbia, Canada, explains that blue whales may…
A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have created the first methane-producing microorganism that can metabolize complex carbon structures,…
The study was posted today (Wednesday, December 8) at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction. The achievement of two-father offspring in a…
The work builds into cells the same logic gates found in electronic computers and creates a method to create circuits by “rewiring” communications between…
Large birds, such as storks, save energy on the flight to their wintering grounds by soaring through the air on thermal currents. Until now, however, we knew…
A pioneering clinical trial is testing the effectiveness in leukemia of a small molecule that shuts down MDM2, a protein that can disable the well-known tumor…
A growing online library of bird sounds, photos and information offers a new resource for backyard birders and seasoned ornithologists alike.The Avian…
“Gulf Oil Spill: Using Modern-day Biology to Assess the Environmental Impact and to Help in Remediation” was also sponsored by the Venture Development Center…
Scientists at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed) and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have reached a major milestone in…