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Protein Compass Guides Amoebas Toward Their Prey
Amoebas glide toward their prey with the help of a protein switch that controls a molecular compass, biologists have discovered.
Making Flies Sick Reveals New Role For Growth Factors In Immunity
A salmonella infection is not a positive experience. However, by infecting the common laboratory fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster with a Salmonella strain known for causing humans intestinal grief, researchers have...
Mapping A Clan Of Mobile Selfish Genes
Alu retrotransposons are gradually changing human DNA by making copies of themselves and "jumping" to new locations. Their activity appears to depend on being able to mimic parts of the...
Novel Marker Of Colon Cancer
The studies examined the gene profiles in non-invasive and invasive colon cancer using laser microdissection and polypeptide analysis. Their result indicated that combined use of polypeptide analysis might identify early...
Suicide linked to brain changes
The brains of people who commit suicide are chemically different to those who die from other causes, a study suggests.
Female Plant 'Communicates' Rejection Or Acceptance Of Male
Without eyes or ears, plants must rely on the interaction of molecules to determine appropriate mating partners and avoid inbreeding. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers have identified...
Toxic snails offer pain relief
Queensland scientists have discovered that the venom of toxic cone shells could be used to effectively control chronic pain in humans.
THE ROUNDUP: Science and Nature News Around the Web
World's longest insect found; drug can erase memories; beetles threaten New England trees; and more.
Sensitive Ultrasound To Spot Early-stage Cancer
Researchers have developed highly sensitive ultrasound equipment that can detect tiny quantities of reflective microbubbles engineered to stick to specific tumor cells. The technique should pick up tumors early and...
The Biological Clock's Incredible Influence Revealed
Bread mold is helping scientists learn about our biological clocks.
Ecosystem-level Consequences Of Frog Extinctions
Streams that once sang with the croaks, chirps and ribbits of dozens of frog species have gone silent. They're victims of a fungus that's decimating amphibian populations worldwide. Such catastrophic...
First Gene For Clubfoot Identified
Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects, has long been thought to have a genetic component. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they...
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: New "Legless Lizard" Named
The tiny-limbed creature is the first of 14 new species to be identified from a January expedition to Brazil's central savanna.
Monkeys: The (Other) Other White Meat
Bonobos, along with chimpanzees and orangutans, are humans’ closest genetic relatives, and are frequently studied for clues about the nature of human evolution. These Great Apes are, as it turns...
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Genetic mutation linked to club foot
Club foot, one of the most common birth defects, may be caused by a genetic mutation, a finding that opens the door to genetic counselling, prevention and treatment, researchers said...
Rare genetic disorder is a double challenge for Grain Valley family
One day ... one moment ... one step at a time. Ever since she got the news, sitting dumbfounded in that little office, every cliche about how to live life...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 9–23 October
A petrochemical company boosts South African science, Malawi rethinks its HIV programme, antimalarials don't decrease fertility, and more.
Picking Up Good Vibrations (With Limitations)
Hearing aids provide many benefits, but they do not restore hearing to normal, and that is a tough lesson to learn for many people who use them.
Bonobo females hunt and eat monkeys, researchers find
The discovery among bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo runs contrary to the belief that hunting among primates stems from male dominance and aggression. ...
Biofuel boom endangers orangutan habitat
Palm oil plantations are encroaching on rain forest reserves on the Indonesia island of Borneo, where the endangered primates live. ...
'Extinct' cockatoo rediscovered in Indonesia: researchers
A species of cockatoo feared to have become extinct has been "rediscovered" with the sighting of a handful of breeding pairs on a remote Indonesian island, researchers said Thursday.
CORRECTED: Hippie apes make war as well as love, study finds
(Corrects Oct 13 story to show bonobos hunt monkeys not chimps)
ANIMAL PHOTOS WEEKLY: Leopard Cub, Horned Frog, More
A Persian leopard cub looks into the camera, a two-headed turtle is discovered, and more in our weekly update of animal photos.
Video: Fluorescent feline a scientific breakthrough?
Oct. 22: Meet 'Mr. Green-genes', a tabby cat who glows in the dark. His hue could be helpful in furthering genetic research. Msnbc.com's Keva Andersen reports. (msnbc.com)
Recipes for Health: Potato and Leek Gratin With Cumin
A main dish gratin with a Mediterranean flavor.
Blowing Bubbles On A Nanoscale
Scientists are puzzled by the nanobubbles that can develop on surfaces under water. It should be impossible for them to exist but nevertheless they remain intact for hours. They are...
Fitness In A Changing World: Genetics And Adaptations Of Alaskan Stickleback Fish
The stickleback fish, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is one of the most thoroughly studied organisms in the wild, and has been a particularly useful model for understanding variation in physiology, behavior, life...