Biology News Net

Thursday th 12th of March 2009

Caltech scientists discover mechanism for wind detection in fruit flies - 22:21

First high-resolution images of bone, tooth and shell formation - 22:21

Biofilms: Even stickier than suspected - 22:21

Missing piece of plant clock found - 22:21

Long, sexy tails not a drag on male birds - 22:21

Tracking tigers in 3-D - 22:21

Cells get two chances, not just one, to fix their mistakes - 22:21

Wednesday th 11th of March 2009

Researchers identify a process that regulates seed germination - 18:28

Reward elicits unconscious learning in humans - 18:28

Climate change reduces nutritional value of algae - 18:28

Tall tale of giant stingray circles the globe - 18:28

Research supports toxoplasmosis link to schizophrenia - 18:28

Brain tumors: New therapy surprisingly successful - 13:31

Less costly, more accessible and as effective: Simplified treatment for sleep apnea - 13:30

New Stanford list of HIV mutations vital to tracking AIDS epidemic - 13:30

Gene therapy shows early promise for treating obesity - 13:30

Dust deposited in oceans may carry elements toxic to marine algae - 13:29

Live fast, die young? Maybe not - 13:29

Chimp's stone throwing at zoo visitors was 'premeditated' - 13:29

Show me your DNA and I'll tell you your eye color - 13:29

Children of older fathers perform less well in intelligence tests during infancy - 13:29

Freezing prostate cancer does a man's body good - 13:29

Time is not on the side of older dads - 13:29

A new view of oceanic phytoplankton - 13:29

Satellite spies on tree-eating bugs - 13:29

American carnivores evolved to avoid each other, new study suggests - 13:29

Tuesday th 10th of March 2009

Time is not on the side of older dads - 11:44

A new view of oceanic phytoplankton - 11:44

Satellite spies on tree-eating bugs - 11:43

American carnivores evolved to avoid each other, new study suggests - 11:43

Monday th 9th of March 2009

Gene therapy shows early promise for treating obesity - 21:49

Dust deposited in oceans may carry elements toxic to marine algae - 21:49

Live fast, die young? Maybe not - 21:49

Chimp's stone throwing at zoo visitors was 'premeditated' - 21:49

Show me your DNA and I'll tell you your eye color - 21:49

Children of older fathers perform less well in intelligence tests during infancy - 21:49

Freezing prostate cancer does a man's body good - 21:49

Friday th 6th of March 2009

Brain tumors: New therapy surprisingly successful - 23:28

Less costly, more accessible and as effective: Simplified treatment for sleep apnea - 23:28

New Stanford list of HIV mutations vital to tracking AIDS epidemic - 23:28

Thursday th 5th of March 2009

Drug blocks two of world's deadliest emerging viruses - 16:35

How mosquitoes could teach us a trick in the fight against malaria - 16:35

Discovery of a new retinal gene involved in childhood blindness - 16:35

How moths key into the scent of a flower - 16:35

Protein structure determined in living cells - 16:35

Magnetic nanoparticles navigate therapeutic genes through the body - 16:35

Stem cell breakthrough gives new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases - 16:35

Wednesday th 4th of March 2009

A new soldier in the war on cancer: The blind mole rat - 13:50

Coming undone: How stress unravels the brain's structure - 13:49

Tropical lizards can't take the heat of climate warming - 13:49