Biology News Net

Wednesday th 25th of March 2009

A venomous tale: Vipers shape lizards' tail-shedding abilities - 19:49

Distinct hippocampal neurons monitor success or failure during learning task - 19:49

The egg makes sure that sperm don't get too old - 19:49

4,000-year-old coral beds among world's oldest living things, prof says - 19:49

Stopping autoimmunity before it strikes - 19:49

Gene exchange common among sex-manipulating bacteria - 19:49

Tuesday th 24th of March 2009

New possibilities for hydrogen-producing algae - 16:21

Cause of mussel poisoning identified - 16:21

Ice storms devastating to pecan orchards - 16:21

Genetic changes outside nuclear DNA suspected to trigger more than half of all cancers - 16:21

Deadly ancient disease knocking on Australia's door - 16:21

Researchers develop flow sensors based on hair structures of blind cavefish - 16:21

Deep-sea corals may be oldest living marine organism - 16:21

Was Triceratops a social animal? - 16:21

Australia's most endangered snake might need burning - 16:21

Monday th 23rd of March 2009

Plastic protein protects bacteria from stomach acid's unfolding power - 20:49

Coenzyme rare to bacteria critical to Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival - 20:49

New research reveals the earliest evidence for corn in the New World - 20:49

Research links evolution of fins and limbs with that of gills - 20:49

Proteins by design: Penn biochemists create new protein from scratch - 20:49

New 'green' pesticides are first to exploit plant defenses in battle of the fungi - 20:49

Astrocytes help separate man from mouse - 20:49

Sunday th 22nd of March 2009

U-M researcher's idea jells into potential new disease-detection method - 23:28

Hopkins scientists ID 10 genes associated with a risk factor for sudden cardiac death - 23:28

Special gold nanoparticles show promise for 'cooking' cancer cells - 23:28

Education slowing AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa - 23:28

Friday th 20th of March 2009

Plant biologists discover gene that switches on 'essence of male' - 07:35

3-D snapshots of eyes reveal details of age-related blindness - 07:35

Lab-grown nerves promote nerve regeneration after injury - 07:35

Progress toward an Alzheimer's drug that saves brain cells - 07:35

Fossil fragments reveal 500-million-year-old monster predator - 07:35

Major losses for Caribbean reef fish in last 15 years - 07:35

Gene decides whether coral relative will fuse or fight - 07:35

Wednesday th 18th of March 2009

Study identifies human genes required for hepatitis C viral replication - 13:42

Study finds how brain remembers single events - 13:42

Study finds biological clue in brain tumor development - 13:42

Tuesday th 17th of March 2009

Medical costs for one premature baby could cover a dozen healthy births - 09:49

Mini dinosaurs prowled North America - 09:49

Catching the common cold virus genome - 09:49

Microscope reveals how bacteria 'breathe' toxic metals - 09:49

Monday th 16th of March 2009

Gladstone scientists reveal key enzyme in fat absorption - 10:21

Young dinosaurs roamed together, died together - 10:21

No hiding place for infecting bacteria - 10:21

A sticky business -- how cancer cells become more 'gloopy' as they die - 10:21

Saturday th 14th of March 2009

Prion discovery gives clue to control of mass gene expression - 11:42

Einstein researchers develop novel antibiotics that don't trigger resistance - 11:42

New tracking tags are providing fish-eye views of ways to manage depressed fisheries - 11:42

Malaria immunity trigger found for multiple mosquito species - 11:42

Thursday th 12th of March 2009

Scientists create mouse model of melanoma that generates hope for the use of targeted therapies - 22:21

Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated - 22:21