Abnormalities In Gene For Melanoma Found

New research from the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute about mutations in melanoma may bring a wellspring of hope to many patients. Researchers have discovered that there are...

Fundamental Building Block In Flowering Plants Evolved Independently, Yet Almost Identically In Ancient Plants

Biologists have discovered that a fundamental building block in the cells of flowering plants evolved independently, yet almost identically, on a separate branch of the evolutionary tree -- in an...

Origin Of Cells For Connective Tissues Of Skull And Face Challenged

With improved resolution, tissue-specific molecular markers and precise timing scientsists have possibly overturned a long-standing assumption about the origin of embryonic cells that give rise to connective and skeletal tissues...

Unlocking The Promise Of Clinical And Translational Science

The emerging field of clinical and translational science provides the bridging force that transforms lab discoveries into customized, patient-specific therapy.

New Coronavirus Found in Beluga Whale

Researchers have determined a never before seen virus found in the liver of a beluga whale to be a new strain of the coronavirus. With emerging infectious diseases on the...

Metagenomics Of Skin Reveals Insights Into The Human Microbiome

The human body is home to a diverse range of microorganisms, estimated to outnumber human cells in a healthy adult by ten fold. The importance of characterizing human microbiota for...

Climate Change Does Double-whammy To Animals In Seasonal Environments

Plant-eating animals in highly seasonal environments, such as the Arctic, face two climate-related challenges in locating nutritious food. Not only are these animals now arriving at their breeding grounds after...

Will development hurt rare Calif. condor?

Scientists Image A Single HIV Particle Being Born

By using a specialized microscope that only illuminates the cell's surface, scientists have for the first time, in real time and in plain view, seen hundreds of thousands of molecules...

Feature: Science finds alternatives to mulesing of Australian sheep

Science is moving closer to finding an alternative for the painful yet beneficial act of sheep mulesing, but will researchers find a solution by the 2010 deadline? Carmelo Amalfi examines...

Gene may forecast osteoporosis

Researchers have located a gene strongly related to bone structure, which may help to predict who will develop osteoporosis in later life.

Scientists Back The Use Of Maize As An Efficient 'Factory' For Protein-based Pharmaceutical Products

Maize (corn) seeds are an effective and dependable platform within molecular agriculture in the effort to alleviate diseases. Over the next few years AIDS could be one of the first...

Bird calls reveal population secrets

Researchers have developed a network of sensors that can track bird populations with minimal disturbance by monitoring their calls.

Governor: Alaska to Challenge Polar Bear Listing

The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the recent listing of polar bears as a threatened species, arguing that there is not enough evidence to support the listing.

Antarctic challenge for chess ace

Ex-world chess champion Boris Spassky takes on a scientist in Antarctica and 19 other challengers.

South Africa wages intensified war on AIDS

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- The abused and orphaned children in Pastor Julius Bonani's church are the face of an AIDS epidemic that is killing nearly 1,000 South Africans...

A superorganism in trouble

Honeybees pollinate our crops and produce the honey we enjoy. We all know that. What we are perhaps not aware of, however, is just how or why they do this...

Boots accused of selling quack medicines

Leading scientific expert on alternative therapies accuses chemist of misleading public over homeopathic remedies

News Bytes of the Week: Endangered Animals Get Raw Deal [News]

Congress prompts Fish & Wildlife Service to revise endangered species delisting decisions [More]

Stamp out common virus to beat brain cancer

New strategy could help beat tenacious brain tumours.

Novel toxin receptor discovered for ulcer-causing stomach pathogen

Helicobacter pylori is one tough bug. It can survive in the human stomach, a zone with a pH somewhere between that of lemon juice and battery acid. Now researchers have...

Scientists reveal a protein's role in enabling AIDS virus to reproduce

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has discovered new details about how a simian strain of the AIDS virus replicates. The findings are significant because they...

A superorganism in trouble

In a time of global warming and catastrophic failure of bee colonies around the world, the new book "The Buzz about Bees" by Juergen Tautz is a timely call for...

For Treating Blindness, Scientists Look to Algae

What if the key to curing blindness was found in unicellular algae?

Important Plant Enzymes Identified

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified enzymes important in the modification of isoflavonoids, natural plant products that help plants resist fungal infections, and may...

Plant Foods for Preserving Muscle Mass

Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals and fiber that are key to good health. Now, a newly released study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists suggests plant foods also...

Sticky business - researchers devise new way of mapping the viscosity of cells

A fluorescent dye can be used to map how viscous, or 'gloopy', different parts of a cell are, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Chemical...

VIDEO: Humans Threatening Galapagos

People living permanently on the islands to serve tourists may represent an "invasive species" that could destroy the unique and iconic habitat.