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New Species of Tyrannosaur Discovered in Southwestern U.S.
A new species of tyrannosaur has been discovered in the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness of New Mexico. Bistahieversor was different from other tyrannosauroids in having an extra opening above its eye, a...
'Squeaker' catfish communicate across generations
It has been thought that young fish, lacking well-developed hearing organs, could not perceive the sounds made by their larger, older relatives. Now, researchers have used a combined fish tank...
Scientists find survival factor for keeping nerve cells healthy
Scientists have discovered a novel survival factor whose rapid transport along nerve cells is crucial for keeping them alive. The same factor seems likely to be needed to keep our...
Coral in Florida Keys suffers lethal hit from cold
Bitter cold this month may have wiped out many of the shallow water corals in the Keys.
Fight, Fight, Fight: The History of Human Aggression
How fighting evolved from hand-to-hand combat to world war.
Scientists propose novel theory for mammalian stem cell regulation
Linheng Li, Ph.D., Investigator, together with Hans Clevers, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Netherlands, co-authored a prospective review published today by the journal Science that proposes...
UC Davis researchers identify brain protein for synapse development
A new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex...
CCNY biologists identify new spiny pocket mouse species
Dr Robert P. Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology at The City College of New York, and Ph.D. student Eliecer E. Gutierrez have reported the existence of a new species of...
Study recommends better handling of milk in restaurants
One-third of samples of milk and dairy products analysed in various restaurants exceed the microbe contamination limits set by the European Union, according to a study carried out by researchers...
Marshall Nirenberg dies at 82; biochemist won Nobel for deciphering genetic code
An outsider in the science world, he and a partner made the breakthrough using a method rejected by a team of elite researchers working on the same problem. Marshall Nirenberg, the Nobel...
New paper describes important advance in imaging of cell death
For quite some time, the "Holy Grail" in medical imaging has been the development of an effective method to image cell death as a means to intervene early in diseases...
Hi-resolution Evolution: A Repeat Performance
What kinds of genetic changes are required to evolve significant changes in body shape and size? The availability of affordable, state-of-the-art DNA sequencing and array technology has made it possible...
Cancer researchers perform complete genomic sequencing of brain cancer cell line
Researchers have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that may lead to personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an...
Stony Brook University-BNL Research Team Receives DOD Grant to Develop Botulism Antidote
Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery will collaborate with Brookhaven National Laboratory on Multidisciplinary Research Project.
ARS genetic analysis helps spot sugarcane rusts
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have analyzed rust fungi from more than 160 sugarcane samples from 25 countries to provide a valuable resource for plant breeders and pathologists who are...
New insights into breast-feeding hormone
A mechanism for regulating the hormone prolactin has newly been revealed by scientists at Karolinska Institutet. The results are to be published in the scientific journal Neuron, and may be...
Dead neuron clean-up crew in peripheral nervous system found
(PhysOrg.com) -- Death is messy, especially in the developing nervous system. During embryonic development, more nerve cells (neurons) are produced than we will ever need or use. About half of...
Termite Battles May Explain Evolution of Social Insects
A study of termites reveals how "worker" insects may have emerged.
Gold nanoparticles highlight bone damage
Three-dimensional imaging of damaged bone tissue could be used to predict weak points and the risk of fractures in humans
Researchers decode transcriptome for grey mullet
The Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology research team at the Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has decoded the transcriptome for...
Tigers and other farmyard animals
With China breeding more tigers than the world's entire wild population, a conservationist gives disturbing details of these "factory farms".
Virology: Some viruses use fats to penetrate a cell
SV40 viruses use an amazing means of communication, in order to be able to penetrate into a cell: fats, whose structure must fit like a key in a lock.
Washington panda cub to be shipped via FedEx to China
US-born panda cub Tai Shan will next week leave the National Zoo in Washington and head in grand style for a new life in China -- on board a Federal...
How to whip up a frothy frog nest
Scientists reveal how frogs perform the architectural feat of building floating foam "meringue" nests.
Frog that changes colour revealed
A new species of frog found in Papua New Guinea undergoes a dramatic change in colour as it grows older, report scientists.
Proteins' dynamic motion important in body's immune response
New research reveals the importance of dynamic motion by proteins involved in the body's immune response.
Hospital puts sea turtles with tumors on fast track
Forty scientists and veterinarians take part in removal of noncancerous growths from reptiles at a Florida nature center. Tumors are turning up on the turtles worldwide, but their cause is...
In sync: Squid, glowing companions march in genetic harmony
Most humans are blissfully unaware that we owe our healthful existence to trillions of microbes that make their home in the nooks and crannies of the human body, primarily the...