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‘Homing’ Molecule Discovery Could Help Speed-Up Fight Against Flu
Jan. 21, 2016 — Scientists have discovered a new molecule which could help better target and kick-start the body's natural fight against common infections like ... read more
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The Neurons in Our Gut Help the Immune System Keep Inflammation in Check
Jan. 22, 2016 — The immune system must protect against potential infections, but over-vigilant reactions can cause problems. New research shows that neurons in the intestine send signals to immune cells to curb ... read more
Jan. 22, 2016 — For female gelada monkeys, a grunt from a male primate won't suffice to get her attention. The call of the wild must involve moans, wobbles or yawns to entice these females, according to a new ... read more
The Hideout of the Black Death
Jan. 22, 2016 — Black Death, mid-fourteenth century plague, is undoubtedly the most famous historical pandemic. Within only five years it killed 30-50% of the European population. Unfortunately it didn't stop ... read more
Malaria Parasite Is Dependent on Heavy Metals
Jan. 22, 2016 — The malaria parasite is rendered barren when the transport of heavy metals such as copper and iron is blocked. In addition, researchers identified six proteins that are essential to the life stages ... read more
A Defense Protein That Causes Cancer
Jan. 22, 2016 — Cancer is caused by the growth of an abnormal cell which harbours DNA mutations. A few years ago, scientists have identified an important mutagen which lies in our own cells: APOBEC, a protein that ... read more
Jan. 22, 2016 — When Charles Darwin visited the Azores islands in the 19th Century, the birds he observed were familiar to him. However, if he had travelled there 500 years before, he would have found an ... read more
Jan. 22, 2016 — Snowshoe hare populations could decline steeply by mid-century unless the hares are able to adapt to winters with less snowfall, when their white coats make them easy prey. The good news: A wide ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — A young botanist and seasoned plant expert named a new plant species for a Smithsonian herbarium ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Researchers have isolated human monoclonal antibodies from Ebola survivors which can neutralize multiple species of the ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Why do animals engage in sexual reproduction? Biologists sought answers with mud snails that breed both sexually and asexually. They found that asexual snails grow faster and reach reproductive age ... read more
Exact Pol(e) Position -- Precisely Where the Polymerase Is Changed
Jan. 21, 2016 — A method for the thorough analysis of protein modifications has been developed by researchers who have mapped the phosphorylation sites of the RNA polymerase II enzyme, which is responsible for ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Researchers have named a new leech after best-selling author Amy Tan based on an innovative method for peering inside soft-bodied animals. Chtonobdella tanae is the first new species of invertebrate ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Scientists have developed a new viral tool that dramatically expands scientists' ability to probe the activity and circuitry of brain cells, or neurons, in the mouse brain. These findings ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Why do some ants become workers, while others turn into queens? Many scientists have come to believe that DNA methylation, a mode of genetic regulation in which chemical tags turn genes on or off, is ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Cuckoos are nest parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other birds' nests. The female cuckoo has to lay eggs that mimic the color, size and shape of the eggs of the host bird. Using a ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Scientists have made a 'vitamin mimic' -- a molecule that looks and acts just like a natural vitamin to bacteria -- that offers a new window into the inner workings of living ... read more
Cells from Cow Knee Joints Used to Grow New Cartilage Tissue in Laboratory
Jan. 21, 2016 — In an effort to develop a method for cartilage tissue engineering, researchers have successfully used cartilage cells from cow knee joints. By creating a successful method with conditions conducive ... read more
Powerful Machine-Learning Technique Uncovers Unknown Features of Pathogen
Jan. 21, 2016 — A powerful new machine-learning technique can be applied to large datasets in the biological sciences to uncover previously unknown features of organisms and their genes. For example, the technique ... read more
Jan. 21, 2016 — Drosophila erecta is an African fruit fly with a big problem: The male sexual organ is so rough that sex acts, almost literally, as a two-edged sword -- necessary for reproduction, but physically ... read more
Genomespace 'Recipes' Help Biologists Interpret Genomic Data
Jan. 20, 2016 — GenomeSpace, a cloud-based, biologist-friendly platform that connects more than 20 bioinformatics software packages and resources for genomic data analysis, how now been released for use. The ... read more
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