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Human Neurodegenerative Disorder Observed In Fruit Flies
Scientists have created a genetically modified fruit fly that mimics key features of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a common neurodegenerative disorder that strikes about one out of every 2,500 people in the...
Human term placenta a new abundant source of haematopoietic cells
Investigators at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California found a way to obtain large numbers of haematopoietic stem cell from human term placenta. The results, which appear in the...
Primitive Primate's Brain Built
Scientists have constructed a virtual model of an early primate brain using an ancient skull.
Ultrasound: Dr. Larry - The Pet Vet
Dr. Larry Cohen and Dr. Skye Stanley painlessly reveal the soft tissue structures under your pet's skin: How sound waves become diagnostic images - and what veterinarians can see with...
Cellular forces studied in tissue creation
PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (UPI) -- A University of Pennsylvania-led study has measured the cellular physical forces generated by individual cells during tissue development.
Mice have Parkinson's non-motor symptoms
ATLANTA, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have genetically engineered mice to reproduce many of the non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease in humans.
New electron microscopy images reveal the assembly of HIV
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany, have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which shows the structure of the...
Molecular typesetting -- proofreading without a proofreader
Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol (UK) have developed a model of how errors are corrected whilst proteins are being built.
Invasive plant killing Dartmouth lake
It may look pretty, but don't let yellow floating heart fool you - the invasive plant is clogging one lake in Dartmouth, and it's feared it will spread to nearby...
Mapping The Tugen Trail: Ecotourism Could Offer Lifeline To Protect Wildlife
A postgraduate student has trekked 140km across the Rift Valley in East Africa all in the name of academic research.
Fire ants prompt call for help
There could be plenty of dead ants on display as a Halifax neighbourhood tries to come up with a co-ordinated plan to get rid of this menace.
Special brain cells talk fertility
Researches have discovered how the fertility part of the brain communicates, opening the door to new treatment methods.
Gpx5: Sperm shouldn't leave the testes without this protein
Joel Drevet and colleagues, at Clermont Universite, France, have identified a protein that helps protect immature mouse sperm after they have been released into a region of the testis known...
Study shows Chronix technology using serum DNA can identify early presence of disease
San Jose, California, June 23, 2009 -- Chronix Biomedical today reported that a new study in a peer-reviewed journal further confirms the potential diagnostic and prognostic utility of using...
Oceans more sensitive to acidification in the future
A wide range of chemical and microbiological processes influence the acidity of natural waters. Dutch researcher Andreas Hofmann has developed a new method for accurately determining the acidity of water....
Larvae shun the light
Drosophila larvae avoid light during the foraging stage of their development. Research published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that both 5-HT (serotonergic) and corazonergic neurones have a...
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Blue-blooded Barbary lions benefit from conservationists' stud book
A royal stud book created by conservationists could help return the majestic Barbary lion to the wild.
Many conservation areas 'at risk'
More than 700 conservation areas in England are at risk of neglect, decay or damaging changes, English Heritage says.
A Transplant That Is Raising Many Questions
While there is no easy way to cheat the system, wealthy patients in need of organs have an advantage in being able to join many waiting lists.
Owls cough up clues about Prairie wildlife
Scientists in Saskatchewan say a project examining owl vomit is yielding tremendous information about Prairie wildlife.
Going, going green
Steve and Beth Griffith and their family thought they were well on their way to living an energy-saving green lifestyle.
Researchers discover how old memories are re-saved and changed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at McGill University have discovered a series of molecular mechanisms that regulate how our brains call up, restore and even change old memories.
Observatory: Male Mice Sing to Woo, but the Females Answer Just a First Call
Researchers report that male mice songs definitely elicit interest from the opposite sex.
Basics: When an Ear Witness Decides the Case
In ways that researchers are just beginning to appreciate, we humans are beholden to our ears.
Well: How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains
A recipe for indulging: salt, sugar and fat, mixed many ways. But we can fight it.
Fighting TB might be a matter of 'flipping a switch' in immune response
Scientists are focusing on a new concept in fighting airborne pathogens by manipulating what is called the "switching time," the point at which a highly regulated immune response gives way...
New algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle
A new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life...