Biology News Net

Thursday th 30th of April 2009

Avian flu research sheds light on swine flu outbreak - 05:28

Wednesday th 29th of April 2009

Genetic risk for anxiety does not have to be destiny - 12:07

Oxytocin: Love potion #1? - 12:07

Zebrafish offer clues to treatments for motor neurone disease - 12:07

Tuesday th 28th of April 2009

Analysis finds strong match between molecular, fossil data in evolutionary studies - 18:49

World's largest DNA scan for autism uncovers new gene variant for disorder - 18:49

Google Earth aids discovery of early African mammal fossils - 18:49

FluChip technology licensed to combat deadly flu virus - 18:49

Evidence of the 'Lost World' -- did dinosaurs survive the end Cretaceous extinctions? - 18:49

When industrious ants go too far - 18:49

Monday th 27th of April 2009

Universal flu vaccine holds promise - 19:14

Novel role of protein in generating amyloid-beta peptide - 19:14

Scientist warns over pandemic flu vaccine 6-month time lag - 19:14

Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice - 19:14

Genome projects launched for three extreme-environment animals - 11:42

'Autoantibodies' may be created in response to bacterial DNA - 11:42

Early brain activity sheds new light on the neural basis of reading - 11:42

New study overturns orthodoxy on how macrophages kill bacteria - 11:42

Brain works best when cells keep right rhythms, new Stanford studies suggest - 01:35

Building the lymphatic drainage system - 01:35

Details of bacterial 'injection' system revealed - 01:35

Friday th 24th of April 2009

Insight into fish disease to help protect farmed fish stocks - 13:21

DNA blueprint for healthier and more efficient cows - 13:21

Survival rates for cancer rise across Ireland - 13:21

Researchers find drug that inhibits acute leukemia cell growth - 13:21

Thursday th 23rd of April 2009

Researchers discover that gene switches on during development of epilepsy - 12:42

First evidence for DNA-based vaccination against chronic hepatitis C - 12:42

Reef boom beats doom - 12:42

'Super reefs' fend off climate change, study says - 12:42

Wednesday th 22nd of April 2009

Scientists identify host factors critical to dengue virus infection - 21:42

Caltech scientists show why anti-HIV antibodies are ineffective at blocking infection - 21:42

Breaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuels - 21:42

DNA of uncultured organisms sequenced using novel single-cell approach - 21:42

Research team wins funds to unravel a DNA mystery - 21:42

Tuesday th 21st of April 2009

Learning how the pieces responsible for interpreting the human genome work - 23:07

Witnessing violence affects kids' health - 23:07

Dark hair? Don't burn? Your genes may still put you at risk for melanoma - 23:07

Autopilot guides proteins in brain - 10:42

Pesticide exposure found to increase risk of Parkinson's disease - 10:42

Monday th 20th of April 2009

Scientists discover 'dancing' algae - 12:14

Valve implantation on the beating heart - 12:14

The life histories of the earliest land animals - 12:14

Study identifies genes that protect against aging - 12:14

Ecologists put price tag on invasive species - 12:14

Saturday th 18th of April 2009

Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women - 12:07

Alligators hint at what life may have been like for dinosaurs - 12:07

Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orangutan population, TRAFFIC report says - 12:07

Fossils suggest earlier land-water transition of tetrapod - 12:07

Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell - 12:07

Thursday th 16th of April 2009

Researchers tie crest size to seabirds' suitability as a mate - 17:49