Biology News Net

Thursday th 10th of April 2014

Ancient 'spider' images reveal eye-opening secrets - 17:20

Plants evolve ways to control embryo growth - 17:20

Researchers show fruit flies have latent bioluminescence - 17:20

Wednesday th 9th of April 2014

One of the last strongholds for Western chimpanzees - 18:00

Scientists reconstruct ancient impact that dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast - 18:00

Tuesday th 8th of April 2014

Synthetic gene circuits pump up cell signals - 17:30

Breakthrough therapy allows 4 paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs - 17:30

Monday th 7th of April 2014

Gene sequencing project discovers mutations tied to deadly brain tumors in young children - 18:01

Ancient shrimp-like animals had 'modern' hearts and blood vessels - 18:01

Thursday th 3rd of April 2014

Tumor suppressor gene TP53 mutated in 90 percent of most common childhood bone tumor - 15:30

Nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct - 15:30

Tuesday th 1st of April 2014

Scientists solve the riddle of zebras' stripes - 16:31

The human 'hairless' gene identified: One form of baldness explained - 16:30

Monday th 31st of March 2014

New functions for 'junk' DNA? - 16:30

Researchers reveal a new pathway through the sodium pump - 16:30

Major breakthrough in stem cell manufacturing technology - 16:30

Nano-paper filter removes viruses - 16:30

Thursday th 27th of March 2014

Research from CHORI scientists demonstrates first genome methylation in fruit fly - 17:30

Wednesday th 26th of March 2014

Engineered bacteria produce biofuel alternative for high-energy rocket fuel - 17:30

Tuesday th 25th of March 2014

Paleontologists assemble giant turtle bone from fossil discoveries made centuries apart - 18:00

Small peptides as potential antibiotics - 18:00

Monday th 24th of March 2014

New discovery finds missing hormone in birds - 21:00

Research reveals new depths of complexity in nerve cells - 21:00

Nature Immunology study finds novel population of neutrophils - 21:00

New technique for identifying gene-enhancers - 21:00

Thursday th 20th of March 2014

Genome-wide association studies mislead on cardiac arrhythmia risk gene - 18:20

Oldest fossil evidence of modern African venomous snakes found in Tanzania - 18:20

First evidence of plants evolving weaponry to compete in the struggle for selection - 18:20

Loblolly pine genome is largest ever sequenced - 18:20

Wednesday th 19th of March 2014

Tracking endangered leatherback sea turtles by satellite, key habitats identified - 19:30

Ancient DNA shows moa were fine until humans arrived - 19:30

Fast synthesis could boost drug development - 19:30

Tuesday th 18th of March 2014

Study of complete RNA collection of fruit fly uncovers unprecedented complexity - 18:30

Sea anemone is genetically half animal, half plant - 18:30

Monday th 17th of March 2014

NIH scientists track evolution of a superbug - 19:10

Fighting antibiotic resistance with 'molecular drill bits' - 19:10

Wednesday th 12th of March 2014

Microbes in space - 15:31

Genes bring music to your ears - 15:31

A tailor-made molecule against malaria - 15:31

Tuesday th 11th of March 2014

Scientists 'herd' cells in new approach to tissue engineering - 17:00

Timid jumping spider uses ant as bodyguard - 17:00

Glucosamine fails to prevent deterioration of knee cartilage, decrease pain - 17:00

Scientists unlock potential heart attack drug without side effects - 17:00

Monday th 10th of March 2014

More than just bacteria: The importance of microbial diversity in gut health and disease - 18:00

Thursday th 6th of March 2014

A single gene, doublesex, controls wing mimicry in butterflies - 17:50

Study provides new information about the sea turtle 'lost years' - 17:50

Enzyme controls transport of genomic building blocks - 17:50

Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations - 17:50

Tuesday th 4th of March 2014

Researchers find protein 'switch' central to heart cell division - 16:31

Gene transfer optimization - 16:31