As the heart of this, a large integrated genetic variation catalogue will be built to arm researchers with valuable information in the battle against disorders…

There’s a high probability that people who are prone to herpes simplex virus (HSV) outbreaks can inherit that susceptibility through their genes, University of…

The first genome-wide search for genes governing social behavior has found that even the simplest social creatures — the amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum –…

This marks the first discovery of another system of planets that has striking similarities with our Solar System. Moreover, it suggests that such giant planets…

When humans compare a picture with reality, it’s often necessary to fill in information that is missing in the picture. For instance, how do we know that a…

Scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment today announced that they have regained the lead in the worldwide race to find the particles that…

Thus, taxanes used in prostate and breast cancer treatment are made from yew trees. The popular periwinkle plant, which grows along the ground of many front…

In a major advance patients and their families across Europe can now check out on-line the credentials of laboratories offering genetic tests. Over the last…

NGC 2397, pictured in this image from Hubble, is a classic spiral galaxy with long prominent dust lanes along the edges of its arms, seen as dark patches and…

The fish, sighted in Indonesian waters off Ambon Island, has tan- and peach-colored zebra-striping, and rippling folds of skin that obscure its fins, making it…

But it still remains unclear, how during embryonic development, sensory and motor neurons become incorporated into tightly coordinated pathways without getting…

The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) has relaunched its web portal www.transport-research.info – with a dynamic new look, improved navigation and…

The University of Nottingham spin-out company Oncimmune pioneers anti-cancer technology, and has reached the final stages of its research which could identify…

As part of a project to improve wireless communications for emergency responders, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have…

“Treasure Hunt”, the computer game for cognitive-behavioral therapy, was developed by Veronika Brezinka at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at…

Zhang’s study, “Information Asymmetry and the Dismissal of Newly Appointed CEOs: An Empirical Investigation,” finds that these dismissals may be due to the…

The method automatically detects within minutes when an Internet worm has infected a computer network. Network administrators can then isolate infected…

The major component of every vaccine is an antigen that elicits specific immunity to a particular virus, bacteria or even cancer cells. Search for better…

In April, Queen’s astronomers announced the discovery of ten new planets as a result of their Wide Area Search for Planets project known as SuperWASP. They are…

IFRA offers a highly diversified programme of conferences and study tours in the second half of 2008 (www.ifra.com/events). The focus will be on new…