Items tagged with organism

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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

Pioneering Exhibit Features Interactive Art Monday, October 20th, 2008 - 13:51:48 - Ehud Rattner Walk on the 30-foot-by-20-foot (9-by-6-meter) floor piece and its glowing orange, yellow and red shapes that resemble microscopic organisms form... read more

Bacterial Crisis Command Centre Revealed Sunday, October 5th, 2008 - 12:19:08 - Anuradha Menon A bacteria cell's 'crisis command centre' has been observed for the first time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stress and... read more

New Light on Cells' Ability to Follow Saturday, October 4th, 2008 - 14:53:09 - Anuradha Menon Scientists have long known that single-cell organisms find their way around by detecting chemicals in their surroundings. Now new research out this... read more

Getting to the Bottom of Evolution Thursday, September 18th, 2008 - 12:20:13 - Ehud Rattner It may not be the sort of thing to discuss over dinner, but research is opening a lively debate on the origin of the anus. Today, two evolutionary... read more

'Rosetta Stone' For Understanding Evolution Saturday, September 6th, 2008 - 15:18:08 - Anuradha Menon Yale molecular and evolutionary biologists in collaboration with Department of Energy scientists produced the full genome sequence of Trichoplax, one... read more

Using Salmonella to Administer Vaccines Friday, July 11th, 2008 - 08:05:39 - Anuradha Menon Researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have made a major step forward in their work to develop a biologically engineered... read more

Pavlov's Bacteria? Monday, May 12th, 2008 - 12:41:10 - Ehud Rattner We've all heard of Pavlov's dogs, the famous canines trained by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov to associate food with the sound of a bell. Now... read more

Diatoms Discovered to Help Oceans Monday, May 5th, 2008 - 10:28:28 - Ehud Rattner Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans – its stored in... read more

The Strongest Organism: A Bug Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 - 18:29:54 - Ehud Rattner Pound-for-pound, it's the strongest organism ever. This mighty beast is the gonorrhea bacterium – the strongest creature alive. These tiny creatures... read more

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