Items tagged with biology

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Map of Human Genetic Variation Published Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 - 09:31:08 - Iddo Genuth The International HapMap Consortium today published analysis of its second-generation map of human genetic variation, which contains three times more... read more

One Virus to Rule them All Monday, August 11th, 2008 - 13:46:28 - Iddo Genuth One of the fundamental questions in science is "what is life?", a question particularly pertinent of late with the search for signs of life... read more

Researchers Run Rings Round Cell Division Saturday, July 5th, 2008 - 12:31:49 - Anuradha Menon A puzzle in the control of cell division, one of the most fundamental processes in all biology, has been unravelled by Oxford University researchers... read more

Future Biofuel Technology Developed Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 - 16:53:37 - Anuradha Menon Biomethodes, a French biotechnology company in Evry, has signed an exclusive and worldwide option-to-license agreement with Virginia Tech... read more

Biochemicals to Create Memory Switches Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 - 14:39:06 - Anuradha Menon Switches are a part of daily life, from snoozing your alarm, turning on the coffee maker, firing up your car engine, and so on until we turn off the... read more

New Whale Listening Device Thursday, May 8th, 2008 - 22:07:56 - Iddo Genuth New device allows researchers to listen to whales using 13 underwater microphones attached to buoys off the coast of New England. Eventually... read more

Scientists to Capture DNA of Trees Worldwide Friday, May 2nd, 2008 - 18:33:04 - Iddo Genuth The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to... read more

South Korea to Clone Dogs for Police Work Saturday, April 26th, 2008 - 16:30:57 - Iddo Genuth The country that created the world's first cloned canine plans to put duplicated dogs on patrol to sniff out drugs and explosives. The Korean Customs... read more

Humans Nearly Wiped Out 70,000 Years Ago Friday, April 25th, 2008 - 22:11:29 - Sarah Gingichashvili Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was... read more

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