Biology News Net

Tuesday the 28th of July 2009

First genetically-engineered malaria vaccine to enter human trials - 23:14

Mathematical modeling predicts response to Herceptin - 23:14

Extinct rodent species discovered - 23:14

'Corrective genes' closer thanks to enzyme modification - 23:14

Natural born killers -- how the body's frontline immune cells decide which cells to destroy - 23:14

Biologists rediscover endangered frog population - 23:14

Monday the 27th of July 2009

After dinosaurs, mammals rise but their genomes get smaller - 20:42

UBC researchers help push for standard DNA barcodes for plants - 20:42

Orangutans unique in movement through tree tops - 20:42

121 breeding tigers estimated to be found in Nepal - 20:42

Scientists track impact of DNA damage in the developing brain - 20:42

HIV uses autophagy for its own means - 20:42

Teasing apart T helper cells - 20:42

Nanodiamonds deliver insulin for wound healing - 20:42

Friday the 24th of July 2009

Airway cells use 'tasting' mechanism to detect and clear harmful substances - 15:49

Technology improves salmon passage at hydropower dams - 15:49

Protein that promotes cancer cell growth identified - 15:49

In vitro antibody production enables HIV infection detection in window period -- key to safer blood - 15:49

Thursday the 23rd of July 2009

What scientists know about jewel beetle shimmer - 21:42

Parasites keep things sexy in 'hotspots' - 21:42

Synchronized swimming of algae - 21:42

Bcl6 gene sculpts helper T cell to boost antibody production - 21:42

High construction cost for cycads - 21:42

Almost 1 quarter of Spanish women take antidepressants - 21:42

Can brain scans read your mind? - 21:42

Stem cells not the only way to fix a broken heart - 21:42

Wednesday the 22nd of July 2009

New silver nanoparticle skin gel for healing burns - 11:35

Stop and smell the flowers -- the scent really can soothe stress - 11:35

Counterfeit antimalarial drug discovered in Ghana - 11:35

Vaccine blocks malaria transmission in lab experiments - 11:35

New discovery suggests trees evolved camouflage defense against long extinct predator - 11:35

Tuesday the 21st of July 2009

Cell division find prompts overhaul of immune response modeling - 11:22

Brain's center for perceiving 3-D motion is identified - 11:22

Skin-like tissue developed from human embryonic stem cells - 11:22

Ovary removal may increase lung cancer risk - 11:22

Monday the 20th of July 2009

Research sheds light on cause of Down syndrome and other genetic disorders - 11:35

Male sex chromosome losing genes by rapid evolution, study reveals - 11:35

Saturday the 18th of July 2009

Neon blue-tailed tree lizard glides like a feather - 13:49

A global model for the origin of species independent of geographical isolation - 13:49

Professor sheds light on DNA mechanisms - 13:49

Montana State professor hopes to help high elevation pines grow - 13:49

Thursday the 16th of July 2009

Discovery of new transmission patterns may help prevent rotavirus epidemics - 16:49

Researchers discover evolutionary event underlying the origin of dachshunds, dogs with short legs - 16:49

New pheromone helps female flies tell suitors to 'buzz off' - 16:49

Secrets of a life-giving amino acid revealed by Yale researchers - 16:49

Researchers find that eating high levels of fructose impairs memory in rats - 16:28

Tuesday the 14th of July 2009

LincRNAs serve as genetic air-traffic controllers - 23:35

New theory on why male, female lemurs same size - 23:35

Reintroduced Chinese alligators now multiplying in the wild in China - 23:35

The last supper of the hominids establishes the times they lived at the sites - 23:35