Biology News Net

Friday the 6th of November 2009

New synthetic molecules trigger immune response to HIV and prostate cancer - 01:56

Scientists reveal how induced pluripotent stem cells differ from embryonic stem cells - 01:56

First use of antibody and stem cell transplantation to successfully treat advanced leukemia - 01:56

Coral reefs inspire rare consensus -- just save them - 01:56

Lactose intolerance rates may be significantly lower than previously believed - 01:56

The last European hadrosaurs lived in the Iberian Peninsula - 01:56

Wednesday the 4th of November 2009

Taking aim at mysterious DNA structures in the battle against cancer - 19:35

Singapore scientists join international study of 10,000 vertebrates' genomes - 19:35

When should flu trigger a school shutdown? - 19:35

Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of creating cultured pearls from the queen conch - 19:35

Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning - 19:35

Tuesday the 3rd of November 2009

Deep-sea ecosystems affected by climate change - 16:21

Scientists obtain clearer view of how eye lens proteins are sorted - 16:21

Study sheds light on evolution of human complexity - 16:21

Monday the 2nd of November 2009

First draft of the pig: Researchers sequence swine genome - 17:28

Researchers to perform sex change operation on papaya - 17:28

Slimming gene regulates body fat - 17:28

The terrible teens of T. rex - 17:28

New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery - 17:28

Researchers identify the 3 killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol - 17:28

North Atlantic fish populations shifting as ocean temperatures warm - 17:28

Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack - 17:28

Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection - 17:28

Thursday the 29th of October 2009

A new wrinkle in ancient ocean chemistry - 22:49

'Moonlighting' molecules discovered - 22:49

New tactics in Guam rhino beetle invasion - 22:49

Placental precursor stem cells require testosterone-free environment to survive - 22:49

Wednesday the 28th of October 2009

Stem cell therapy may offer hope for acute lung injury - 19:42

Grant to fund exploration of fossil plants in Patagonia - 19:42

Next-generation microcapsules deliver 'chemicals on demand' - 19:42

Tuesday the 27th of October 2009

When ants attack: Researchers recreate chemicals that trigger aggression in Argentine ants - 22:14

Hunting for the Prozac gene - 22:14

Nepal expands critical tiger habitat - 22:14

Snail fossils suggest semiarid eastern Canary Islands were wetter 50,000 years ago - 22:14

World interest in Australian fishery impact test - 22:14

Monday the 26th of October 2009

Ocean acidification may contribute to global shellfish decline - 21:21

Modified crops reveal hidden cost of resistance - 21:21

Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing - 21:21

Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV - 21:21

Moderate amounts of protein per meal found best for building muscle - 21:21

Whales are polite conversationalists - 21:21

Sunday the 25th of October 2009

1 shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see - 01:49

Why antidepressants don't work for so many - 01:49

Trembling hands and molecular handshakes - 01:49

Seeing previously invisible molecules for the first time - 01:49

Iberian wolves prefer wild roe deer to domestic animals - 01:49

Thursday the 22nd of October 2009

Taking medicine for HIV proves hard to swallow for many people - 23:21

Biochemical 'on-switch' could solve protein purification challenge - 23:21

Flu shots not to be sneezed at - 23:21

Messenger RNA with FLASH - 23:21