Biology News Net

Tuesday th 27th of April 2010

Paper wasps and honey bees share a genetic toolkit - 15:50

Scientists to measure impact of volcanic ash on ocean biology - 15:50

To have or not to have ribs (a vertebrate story) - 15:50

Merely seeing disease symptoms may promote aggressive immune response - 15:50

Monday th 26th of April 2010

Worm genes KO'd - 02:00

Gene silencing may be responsible for induced pluripotent stem cells' limitations - 02:00

Wednesday th 21st of April 2010

Discovery of a primate more than 11 million years old - 13:30

A little less force: Making atomic force microscopy work for cells - 13:30

Tuesday th 20th of April 2010

New methods identify thousands of new DNA sequences missing from the human genome reference map - 16:20

Study cautions: Psychotropic medications overprescribed to children - 16:20

Monday th 19th of April 2010

From bacteria to electricity: The future of green energy - 16:47

New species of human malaria recognized - 16:47

A howling success: The fifth howler monkey census on Barro Colorado Island - 16:47

Lionfish invasion continuing to expand - 16:47

Sunday th 18th of April 2010

A brain-recording device that melts into place - 22:28

Explorers census hard-to-see sea life: microbes, tiny animals key to Earth's food, carbon systems - 22:28

Friday th 16th of April 2010

Scientists discover new genetic sub-code - 16:07

Thursday th 15th of April 2010

Wildlife still exposed to Exxon Valdez oil 20 years after disaster - 03:56

Newly discovered RNA steers brain development - 03:56

Decoding tumor genomes reveals clues to spread of deadly breast cancer - 03:56

Hopkins researchers put proteins right where they want them - 03:56

Treat acne with coconut oil and nano-bombs - 03:56

Tuesday th 13th of April 2010

Scientists find new genes for cancer, other diseases in plants, yeast and worms - 16:14

Traumatized trees: Bug them enough, they get fired up - 16:14

Stanford researchers find electrical current stemming from plants - 16:14

Monday th 12th of April 2010

Hepatitis C virus interference via hepcidin synthesis - 12:14

Small molecule targets B cell lymphoma - 12:14

Key protein aids in DNA repair - 12:14

MIT: New cell measurement system - 12:14

Mutations directly identifiable in active genes - 12:14

Prevalence of HIV in Africa is leading to new strains of Salmonella, say scientists - 12:14

Friday th 9th of April 2010

Empathy and violence have similar circuits in the brain - 21:56

Rewiring of gene regulation across 300 million years of evolution - 21:56

Scientists uncover new species of human ancestor - 21:56

Thursday th 8th of April 2010

McMaster researchers discover a new way HIV infects women - 22:35

IU's Carlson among team of scientists announcing new species of prehistoric man - 22:35

Powerful new method allows scientists to probe gene activation - 22:35

Scientific breakthrough at the IRCM to combat the HIV-1 - 22:35

Wednesday th 7th of April 2010

Controls for animals' color designs revealed - 20:56

A well-defended territory is what some female hummingbirds find most attractive in a mate - 20:56

First animals to live without oxygen discovered - 20:56

Scientists find out why living things are the size they are -- and none other - 20:56

Tuesday th 6th of April 2010

ARS scientists develop self-pollinating almond trees - 16:56

New tool developed for DNA research - 16:56

New thick-shelled turtle species lived with world's biggest snake - 16:56

Toxoplasma gondii spreads in the habitat of the Iberian lynx - 16:56

Commercial fishing estimated to kill millions of sea turtles - 16:56

Darwin's finch and the evolution of smell - 16:56

Depression associated with sustained brain signals - 16:56

Monday th 5th of April 2010

Ultrasensitive detector pinpoints big problem in tiny fetal heart - 18:07