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Cambridge gives Newton papers to the world
Isaac Newton’s own annotated copy of his Principia Mathematica is among his notebooks and manuscripts being made available online by Cambridge University Library. The Library holds the world’s...
Acid test points to coming fish troubles
Young fish can suffer severe damage from the ocean acidification expected within this century
Gene therapy helps counter hemophilia B
Enabling cells to make a clotting compound allows some patients to quit medication
Scientists elevate little-studied cellular mechanism to potential drug target
For years, science has generally considered the phosphorylation of proteins -- the insertion of a phosphorus group into a protein that turns it on or off -- as perhaps the...
Study finds iPS cells match embryonic stem cells in modeling human disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have shown that iPS cells, viewed as a possible alternative to human embryonic stem cells, can mirror the defining defects of...
Asian region yields species new to science
GLAND, Switzerland, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- More than 200 species newly discovered in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region have been described by science, a World Wide Fund for Nature...
Mystery disease strikes arctic seals
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Veterinarians in Alaska say they don't know what has killed almost 200 arctic ringed seals since July, with similar deaths reported in Canada...
Rare genetic disorder provides clues to development of the pancreas
A rare genetic disorder has given researchers at the University of Exeter a surprising insight into how the pancreas develops. The finding provides a clue to how it may be...
Tapping the brain orchestra
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany have developed a new method for detailed analyses of electrical activity in the brain. The...
Radical Ways To Trifluoromethylate
Medicinal Chemistry: Mild methods provide access to new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
NIH Expands Genome Program
Research: Federal sequencing effort shifts funds to clinical applications
Parrotfishes keeping reefs healthy
It is crucial not to overfish parrotfishes as they keep coral reefs clean, healthy and free of weed, researchers caution.
Swarms of bees could unlock secrets to human brains
Scientists at the University of Sheffield believe decision making mechanisms in the human brain could mirror how swarms of bees choose new nest sites. Striking similarities have been found in...
Researchers create Alzheimer’s antibodies
Troy, N.Y. -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design antibodies aimed at combating disease. The surprisingly simple process was used to make...
Expanding dead zones shrinking tropical blue marlin habitat
The science behind counting fish in the ocean to measure their abundance has never been simple. A new scientific paper authored by NOAA Fisheries biologist Eric Prince, Ph.D., and eight...
A lake fauna in a shot-glass
Danish research team leads the way for future biodiversity monitoring using DNA traces in the environment to keep track of threatened wildlife -- a lake water sample the...
Pig-induced pluripotent stem cells may be safer than previously thought
Pig stem cell research conducted by two animal scientists at the University of Georgia reveals a better way to determine the safety of future stem cell therapies than rodent-based models.
Scientists Develop Method (that Works) To Create Proteins In Laboratory
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The most abundant and important molecules in all living organisms are proteins; they manage, after all, to participate in every...
Lynn Margulis obituary
Evolutionary biologist whose innovative work has become mainstreamLynn Margulis, who has died following a stroke aged 73, was a world-renowned evolutionary biologist, professor of geoscience at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a...
Resequencing 50 accessions of rice cast new light on molecular breeding
BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, announced that a study on resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice was published online today in Nature Biotechnology. The study provides one...
Mystery bird: Common crimson finch, Neochmia phaeton | @GrrlScientist
This gorgeous little Australian mystery bird is a grass-seed specialist (includes video) Common crimson finch, Neochmia phaeton (protonym, Fringilla phaeton), Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841, also known as the crimson finch or as the...
Deadly Tasmanian Devil cancer found in 'clean' area
A deadly cancer riddling Australia's Tasmanian Devil has been found in an area thought to be free of the disease, troubling officials struggling to keep the animal alive in the...
Pharmacists crucial in plan for terrorist chemical weapons
Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a study that appears in the online open access journal, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, published by SAGE. Thanks to...
World vigilant after Dutch lab mutates killer virus
World health ministers said Friday they were being vigilant after a Dutch laboratory developed a mutant version of the deadly bird flu virus that is for the first time contagious...
Antarctic Cave Microbes Shed Light on Life's Diversity
Researchers study ice caves on Mount Erebus to learn about the deep, dark biosphere.
Rapid tests could take the sting out of snakebites
Acting fast with the right antivenom following a bite from a dangerous snake could be easier with a new dipstick test, researchers say.
Butterflies: 'Twice-punished' by habitat fragmentation and climate change
New findings by Virginie Stevens (CNRS), Jean Clobert (CNRS), Michel Baguette (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle) and colleagues show that interactions between dispersal and life-histories are complex, but general patterns emerge....
Scientists say ancient human bedding used for pest control
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Almost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night's sleep.