Biology News Net

Wednesday the 7th of October 2009

Major discovery opens door to leishmania treatment - 09:56

Communicating person to person through the power of thought alone - 09:56

Monday the 5th of October 2009

Bizarre new horned tyrannosaur from Asia described - 21:42

Reservoir of deforming tropical disease sought - 21:42

New drug aims to 'seek and destroy' many types of cancer - 21:42

7 new luminescent mushroom species discovered - 21:42

'Treason' by immune system cells aids growth of multiple myeloma - 21:42

And the beat goes on: Scientists jump-start the heart by gene transfer - 21:42

New type of genetic change identified in inherited cancer - 00:42

Global death toll: 1 million premature babies every year - 00:42

Saturday the 3rd of October 2009

Aspirin misuse may have made 1918 flu pandemic worse - 13:28

The amazing maze of maize evolution - 13:28

Cholesterol necessary for brain development - 13:28

Thursday the 1st of October 2009

Scientists decipher missing piece of first-responder DNA repair machine - 18:56

'Natural killer' cells keep immune system in balance - 18:56

Before 'Lucy,' there was 'Ardi': First major analysis of early hominid published in Science - 18:56

Coral bleaching increases chances of coral disease - 18:56

In amoeba world, cheating doesn't pay - 18:56

Algae and pollen grains provide evidence of remarkably warm period in Antarctica's history - 18:56

Platelet-rich plasma: Does it work? - 18:56

Wednesday the 30th of September 2009

Planet's nitrogen cycle overturned by 'tiny ammonia eater of the seas' - 14:07

First human gets new antibody aimed at rabies virus - 14:07

Scientists discover clues to what makes human muscle age - 14:07

Juvenile bluefin tunas can dive to depths of more than 1000 meters - 14:07

Celebs spawn copycat suicides, study confirms - 14:07

Tuesday the 29th of September 2009

Was mighty T. rex 'Sue' felled by a lowly parasite? - 12:14

Researchers find a key mechanism in the development of nerve cells - 12:14

Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to understand the brain - 12:14

Fish go mad for ginger gene - 00:56

A pet in your life keeps the doctor away - 00:56

Mad genius: Study suggests link between psychosis and creativity - 00:56

Gut worms may protect against house-dust mite allergy - 00:56

Diabetes weakens your bones - 00:56

Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species - 00:56

Friday the 25th of September 2009

Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer? - 16:21

Draft potato genome based on unique potato variety - 16:21

Body's immune system response to dental plaque varies by gender and race - 16:21

Cracking the brain's numerical code - 00:14

Getting a leg up on whale and dolphin evolution - 00:14

C. difficile hypervirulence genes identified - 00:14

Excess body weight causes over 124,000 new cancers a year in Europe - 00:14

Babies see it coming - 00:14

Scandinavians are descended from Stone Age immigrants - 00:14

Wednesday the 23rd of September 2009

Discovery could improve hepatitis C treatment - 13:21

How we know a dog is a dog: Concept acquisition in the human brain - 13:21

Research team finds first evolutionary branching for bilateral animals - 13:21

Tuesday the 22nd of September 2009

New discovery reveals fate of nanoparticles in human cells - 14:21

Monday the 21st of September 2009

How proteins talk to each other - 17:35

New chemically-activated antigen could expedite development of HIV vaccine - 17:35

Experimental drug lets B cells live and lymphoma cells die - 17:35