Items tagged with biology

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Next Generation Microscopy Friday, December 19th, 2008 - 10:07:20 - Anuradha Menon Microscopes have revolutionized the practice of science, especially in the fields of biology and medicine. Just a few hundred years ago, gaining the... read more

Reversing the Conventional DNA Wisdom Friday, December 5th, 2008 - 12:33:49 - Anuradha Menon The copying of DNA's master instructions into messenger molecules of RNA, a process known as DNA transcription, has always been thought to be a... read more

Why the Lady Is a Tramp? Monday, November 24th, 2008 - 19:54:50 - Ehud Rattner Biology has an easy explanation for Don Juan's motives -having many lovers lets him produce the greatest number of offspring. But scientists have... read more

Pesticides Deadly for Amphibians Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 - 09:49:59 - Ehud Rattner Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual... read more

Chemical Key Unlock Hundreds of Antibiotics Friday, November 7th, 2008 - 10:59:04 - Iddo Genuth Chemistry researchers at The University of Warwick and the John Innes Centre, have found a novel signaling molecule that could be a key that will... read more

Extra Chromosome Cells Share Cancer Traits Friday, October 31st, 2008 - 18:51:08 - Anuradha Menon Mammalian cells with extra chromosomes share some common traits that could be exploited to develop cancer treatments, according to MIT biologists... read more

Global Warming Kills Yellowstone Amphibians Thursday, October 30th, 2008 - 10:19:20 - Anuradha Menon Frogs and salamanders, those amphibious bellwethers of environmental danger, are being killed in Yellowstone National Park. The predator, Stanford... read more

Brain's 'Hate Circuit' Identified Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 - 16:18:20 - Anuradha Menon People who view pictures of someone they hate display activity in distinct areas of the brain that, together, may be thought of as a 'hate circuit'... read more

Early Bird Gets the Better Song Monday, October 27th, 2008 - 10:16:45 - Ehud Rattner Birds that come from the earlier eggs in a brood are more likely to be better singers, scientists have found. In most bird species, song is used by... read more

Scientists Complete Sequencing Panda Genome Sunday, October 12th, 2008 - 16:07:24 - Iddo Genuth Chinese scientists have completed sequencing the genome of giant pandas. The announcement was made in Shenzhen on Saturday. They hope the new... read more

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