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Lab apes languish in post-Soviet limbo
Once the pride of Soviet science, Sukhumi's Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy is now a shadow of the pioneering center that helped defeat polio and saved countless thousands of...
Fertility: Newly Discovered Proteins In Seminal Fluid Transferred During Mating May Affect Odds Of Producing Offspring
More than 80 new proteins, thought to play a role in reproductive success, have been discovered in the seminal fluid of fruit flies.
Researchers Discover New DNA Binding Activity of E. coli Protein
Northeastern University scientists have discovered a new and unique DNA binding property of a protein in E. coli. Penny J. Beuning, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical...
Mucous breakthrough in mice holds promise for cystic fibrosis
A London, Canada scientist studying cystic fibrosis (CF) has successfully corrected the defect which causes the overproduction of intestinal mucous in mice. read more
New Species Of Predatory Bagworm From Panama's Tropical Forest
University of Panama and Smithsonian researchers report the discovery of a new bagworm moth species, in the Annals of the Entomology Society of America. Unlike nearly all other bagworms, Perisceptis...
Searching For Shut Eye: Possible 'Sleep Gene' Identified
While scientists and physicians know what happens if you don't get six to eight hours of shut-eye a night, investigators have long been puzzled about what controls the actual need...
Being A Control Freak Aids Dividing Cells
A dividing cell tags more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins with phosphate, a molecule that typically serves as a signal for a variety of biological processes. This preponderance...
Baby, We Were Born Not to Run
Rather watch TV than bike 50 miles? The thought of a hike sound like torture instead of fun? Well, according to two recent research papers you can stop berating yourself...
Polluted Gowanus Canal May Be Source of New Antibiotics
New York City College of Technology Biology Professors Nasreen and Niloufar Haque have announced preliminary findings of their research on the "white stuff" in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. "What we suspected...
Scientists race to stay ahead of the drug-taking and genetic manipulation that threatens sport
The race to ensure that scientists stop drug-taking athletes from damaging sport by using performance enhancing drugs or undergoing genetic manipulation is a constant challenge, according to a major four-decade...
Astronaut's Son Draws Insignia Inspiration from Parents, da Vinci
Spaceflyer-to-be Richard Garriott is taking mission patch inspiration from his dad, da Vinci.
New Biomarker For Early Cancer Detection? Research Reveals That 'MicroRNA' May Fit The Bill
Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered that microRNAs -- molecular workhorses that regulate gene expression -- are released by cancer cells and circulate in the blood, which...
Researchers discover cell's 'quality control' mechanism
Researchers in Japan and Canada have discovered a key component of the quality control mechanism that operates inside human cells - sometimes too well. The breakthrough has significant implications...
Boozing Shrew Drinks "Beer" Every Night -- A First
The primate relative's 55-million-year bender suggests that humans' taste for alcohol might predate the known advent of brewing some 9,000 years ago.
Let the cat keep chasing the mouse
For the first time an international researcher team has developed a model, which identifies potential habitats and corridors for the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris). Using Rheinland-Pfalz as an example,...
Observatory: It’s Always Happy Hour for Several Species in Malaysian Rain Forest
Species of small mammals in the rain forests of western Malaysia drink fermented palm nectar on a regular basis.
Whales’ Lower-Pitch Sound Has Experts Guessing
The song of the blue whale, one of the eeriest sounds in the ocean, has mysteriously grown deeper.
Tiny tree shrew can drink you under the table
The Malaysian pen-tailed tree shrew could drink the most annoying drunken fratboys under the table. A new study found that the tiny animal subsists on a diet roughly equivalent to...
Brain drain in Guatemala 'serious'
One of the most serious problems faced by Guatemala is its increasing brain drain, says a leading scientist.
Japanese Diet Rich In Fish May Hold Secret To Healthy Heart: Omega-3 Fatty Acids From Fish Appear To Prevent Clogged Arteries
If you're fishing for ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up in Japan. The research, published in the Aug....
Garden Microbe Foils E. Coli O157:H7 In Laboratory Tests
A microbe that may be living peaceably on the beans and cucumbers in backyard gardens might someday be recruited to foil foodborne pathogens. Geneticists looked at the pathogen-fighting abilities of...
Rapid Evolution Gives Sperm the Advantage
Competition between male fruit flies could drive fast evolution of proteins in their semen.
Max Perutz science writing competition: The cold that 'never goes away'
Sophie Farooque from Guy's hospital, London was a runner-up in the annual Max Perutz science writing competition with her paper on understanding aspirin-sensitive respiratory disease
Letters: Birth control is about choice not coercion
Letters: As your leader (July 25) makes clear, population control is plain wrong. It is an attack on human rights and in particular on women's reproductive rights
Scientists find unexpected key to flowering plants' diversity
What began with an off-the-cuff curiosity eventually led Joe Williams to hang from the limbs of a tree 80 feet above the soil of northeastern Australia.
Researchers analyze how new anti-MRSA abtibiotics function
A new paper by Shahriar Mobashery, Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and researchers in his lab provides important insights into promising new antibiotics...
How a Monk and His Peas Changed the World
While plant and animal genes were Gregor Mendel's original focus, his ideas later made sense of our complex human workings, too, kicking off the scientific discipline of genetics.