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Draft Version Of The Neanderthal Genome Completed
Scientists they have completed a first draft version of the Neandertal genome.
Major step for drug discovery and diagnostics
Researchers from Nano-Science Centre, University of Copenhagen and National Centre for Scientific Research, France have developed a general method to study membrane proteins. This method can be used to screen...
Bleak forecast on fishery stocks
Changing ocean temperatures will force many fish species to migrate towards the poles, hitting fish stocks, scientists warn.
Mother-of-pearl From Shells Could Inspire Regeneration of Human Bones
Scientists have studied nacre's growing mechanism of gastropods, a step for the artificial reproduction of this material in laboratories which could make possible its use in biomedicine. Although molluscs have...
Gene explosion set humans, great apes apart
An eruption of a poorly understood kind of genetic change set humans apart from great apes, and also sets chimps, gorillas and orangutans apart from monkeys, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Restoring Function Of A Mutant Gene Without Altering DNA Might Be Possible
Researchers have demonstrated that it might be possible to treat genetic diseases, including some forms of cancer, by "rescuing" the misshapen, useless proteins produced by some mutant genes. The researchers...
Wrinkles Removed With Protein RHAMM, Study Shows
Hollywood stars of a certain age take note: New research suggests that a protein linked to the spread of several major human cancers may also hold great potential for the...
France defends GM ban after report says safe in food
PARIS (Reuters) - A report by the French food safety agency that says genetically modified maize is safe for humans does not call France's ban on the crop into question,...
Seamounts may serve as refuges for deep-sea animals that struggle to survive elsewhere
Over the last two decades, marine biologists have discovered lush forests of deep-sea corals and sponges growing on seamounts (underwater mountains) offshore of the California coast. It has generally been...
Radio tagging attempt to save critically endangered crocodile
Fourteen gharials fitted with radio tags have been released into the Rapti River in Nepal in an attempt to identify the reasons for the alarming decline in population of this...
WFU researchers develop new platinum-based anti-tumour compound
Researchers in the Department of Chemistry at Wake Forest University in collaboration with colleagues at the Wake Forest University Health Sciences Comprehensive Cancer Centre have developed a new class of...
New Direction In Search For Genetic Causes Of Schizophrenia Proposed
A new study shows that schizophrenia is caused, at least in part, by large, rare structural changes in DNA referred to as copy number variants -- not the tiny, single...
Researchers Shake Up Scientific Theory On Motor Protein
Scientists have shed new light on the little-understood motor protein called dynein, thought to be involved in progressive neurological disorders such as motor neuron disease.
Leukemia Stem Cells Have More In Common With Embryonic Stem Cells Than Adult Stem Cells
Research using a mouse model of human leukemia has provided critical insight into the genetic factors related to the generation and maintenance of myeloid leukemia stem cells. The study is...
Groundbreaking study on complex movements of enzymes
A groundbreaking study has revealed in great detail how enzymes in the cell cooperate to make fat. These enzymes are integrated into a single molecular complex known as fatty acid...
Chinese bird flu rates 'don't add up'
Most human cases of bird flu in China this year have been from areas with no corresponding outbreaks in birds, puzzling experts.
Female Seed Beetles Are Thirsty for Sex
The insects, which endure rough treatment from their paramours, may be seeking sex for hydration, not breeding, a new study shows.
Study: Paying smokers to quit boosts success rate
(AP) -- Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicates. Among those paid...
New Foot-long Tapeworms Identified
A major group of tapeworms, parasitic flatworms that live on host nutrients, has been discovered.
Horseshoes, Hand Grenades--and Slot Machines?
A near miss is almost as good as a win to gamblers' brains, keeping them playing
Mysterious, Deadly Bat Disease Spreads
A mysterious and deadly bat disease discovered just two winters ago in a few New York caves has now spread to at least six northeastern states, and scientists are scrambling...
EU Wants Sharks In The Sea, Not Soup Pots
The European Commission proposed its first-ever shark conservation rules, trying to reverse the decline in sharks in European waters.
Lions And Tigers And Sex, Oh My!
A Michigan zoo is hosting an exotic, erotic afternoon on Valentine's Day, when consenting adults will get an unabashed look at how wild animals make babies.
Web "Predator Panic" A Risky Distraction
Many respected online safety organizations and leading youth-risk researchers are trying to shift the Internet-and-kids discussion away from "predator panic," and toward youth behavior risk. Thanks to some politicians, it's...
Questions Grow for Fertility Clinics
To the government and fertility industry, large multiple births have begun to look like problems.
Free, open-source software enables innovation with popular but tricky lab technique
(PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists need to detect and analyze DNA, or traces of a bioweapon or maybe an environmental contaminant, there's a good chance they'll turn to a lab technique...
Visual neuroscientist named to Rockefeller’s faculty
A cognitive neuroscientist, Winrich Freiwald, who uses imaging techniques to study the parts of the brain responsible for visual processing, has been named assistant professor and head of the Laboratory...
New technology sheds light on rise of blood cells
LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists using new imaging technology said on Wednesday they have watched a single cell give rise to blood cells, bolstering understanding of stem cells.