Biology News Net

Thursday th 2nd of June 2016

Researchers uncover how 'silent'genetic changes drive cancer - 17:50

Cancer cells become more aggressive from fat storage - 17:50

Scientists discover oldest plant root stem cells - 17:50

Wednesday th 1st of June 2016

'Jumping gene' took peppered moths to the dark side - 16:50

Team identifies gene involved with fracture healing - 16:50

Tuesday th 31st of May 2016

Mantis shrimp inspires next generation of ultra-strong materials - 17:31

Fiddler crabs' 'Morse code' attracts Mrs. Right - 17:31

The mysterious sexual life of the most primitive dragonfly - 17:31

Identifying how Merkel cell polyomavirus infection can cause a lethal carcinoma - 17:31

Synthesis of hydrogen: Enzymes assemble themselves in the test tube - 17:31

Hunting for the brain's opioid addiction switch - 17:31

Honeybees pick up 'astonishing' number of pesticides via non-crop plants - 17:31

Monday th 30th of May 2016

Heme, a poisonous nutrient, tracked by 'Green Lantern' sensor - 16:41

The brain clock that keeps memories ticking - 16:41

Research explains the role of the gene BRCA1 in DNA repair - 16:41

Effects of maternal smoking continue long after birth - 16:41

Next-generation gene sequencing helps diagnose rare diseases in newborns - 16:41

Wednesday th 25th of May 2016

Dose of transplanted blood-forming stem cells affects their behavior - 17:00

Largest ever US study launches to research causes and genetics of blood diseases - 17:00

Genome 10K -- Vertebrate 'genomic zoo' to help protect our planet - 17:00

Neuroscientists illuminate role of autism-linked gene - 17:00

Scientists capture the elusive structure of essential digestive enzyme - 17:00

Tuesday th 24th of May 2016

Clinical trial demonstrates success of low FODMAP diet - 17:20

Sequencing analysis identifies genomic alterations in colorectal precancers - 17:20

May repairs full of mistakes develop into cancer? - 17:20

New method gives scientists a better look at how HIV infects and takes over its host cells - 17:20

Wednesday th 18th of May 2016

Sexual transmission involved in tail end of Ebola epidemic - 19:01

Early-capture HIV study allows for characterization of acute infection period - 19:01

Calcium channels team up to activate excitable cells - 19:01

Tuesday th 17th of May 2016

Endogenous retroviruses: Lethal reawakening - 18:00

Monday th 16th of May 2016

E.coli 'anchors' provide novel way to hijack superbugs - 13:31

NIH-funded study reveals how differences in male and female brains emerge - 13:31

Thursday th 12th of May 2016

Scientists find that cancer can arise from changes in the proteins that package DNA - 17:30

Wednesday th 11th of May 2016

Fetal mice with Zika infection get microcephaly - 18:21

Mouse models show how Zika infects a fetus during pregnancy - 18:21

Into the wild with DNA: Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime - 18:21

The first long-horned beetle giving birth to live young discovered in Borneo - 18:21

An enzyme enigma discovered in the abyss - 18:21

Tuesday th 10th of May 2016

Penn bioengineers show why lab-made stem cells might fail: Errors in DNA folding - 16:10

Hijacked cell division helped fuel rise of fungi - 16:10

Monday th 9th of May 2016

Scientists report world's first herbivorous filter-feeding marine reptile - 16:30

Thursday th 5th of May 2016

Why vultures matter -- and what we lose if they're gone - 18:31

T cells use 'handshakes' to sort friends from foes - 18:31

First gene linked to temperature sex switch - 18:30

Cells check DNA segregation at the end of their division - 18:30

Tuesday th 3rd of May 2016

Algae use their 'tails' to gallop and trot like quadrupeds - 17:30

Autism and cancer share a remarkable number of risk genes in common - 17:30

Scientists reveal how cell corrects errors made in gene transcription - 17:30

Seeking to rewind mammalian extinction - 17:30

Imodium for a legal high is as dumb and dangerous as it sounds - 17:30