Biology News Net

Thursday the 8th of May 2008

Bread mold may hold secret to eliminating disease-causing genes - 16:49

Magnet Lab researchers make observing cell functions easier - 16:49

Surprising discovery: Multicellular response is 'all for one' - 16:49

Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery - 16:49

Everything's coming up corals - 16:49

What's bugging locusts? - 16:49

New cancer gene found - 16:49

Wednesday the 7th of May 2008

Study suggests caution on a new anti-obesity drug in children - 20:56

Does the brain control muscles or movements? - 19:49

Molecular espionage shows a single HIV enzyme's many tasks - 19:07

St. Jude finds 'dancing' hair cells are key to humans' acute hearing - 17:56

MicroRNAs appear essential for retinal health - 16:49

Seagulls: Are males the weaker sex? - 15:42

Prions show their good side - 15:42

Superbug genome sequenced - 14:14

Platypus genome unravels mysteries of mammalian evolution - 14:14

Tuesday the 6th of May 2008

New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis - 18:21

Screw worm outbreak in Yemen - 17:14

Saving frogs before it's too late - 16:07

Immune exhaustion in HIV infection - 15:21

Ecologists tease out private lives of plants and their pollinators - 14:08

Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species - 13:21

Combined physical and genetic map finds cancer's 'ignition key' - 12:14

New agent strikes at respiratory syncytial virus replication - 11:07

Monday the 5th of May 2008

Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate - 10:56

Secondhand smoke exposure can cause cell damage in 30 minutes - 10:56

Sunday the 4th of May 2008

Mothers less likely to pursue HPV vaccination for youngest daughters - 21:28

Turning fungus into fuel - 21:28

Nixing immaturity in red blood cells - 21:28

Gene sequence that can make half of us fatter is discovered - 21:28

Getting wise to the influenza virus' tricks - 21:28

Scientists identify genomic 'fingerprint' for alcohol-induced heart failure - 21:28

Bacterial slime helps cause serious disease - 21:28

Scientists discover why plague is so lethal - 21:28

Friday the 2nd of May 2008

Evidence that stun guns may stimulate the heart - 21:28

Bees disease -- 1 step closer to finding a cure - 21:28

Researchers report the cloning of a key group of human genes, the protein kinases - 21:28

Cholera study provides exciting new way of looking at infectious disease - 21:28

FDA approves HeartMate II mechanical heart pump for heart-failure patients - 21:28

Diatoms discovered to remove phosphorus from oceans - 21:28

Woody and aquatic plants pose greatest invasive threat to China - 13:56

Dwarf cloud rat rediscovered after 112 years - 11:42

Harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene - 09:49

Thursday the 1st of May 2008

Birdsongs give insights into learning new behaviors - 22:35

Oxygen depletion: A new form of ocean habitat loss - 21:49

Male seahorses are nature's Mr. Mom, Texas A&M researchers say - 20:42

Female jumping spiders find ultraviolet B rays 'sexy' - 19:35

Researchers develop new ultrasensitive assay to detect most poisonous substance known - 18:49

The sweet world of soil microbiology - 17:42

Researchers find quick way to make human monoclonal antibodies against flu - 17:21