Biology News

New MIT technology allows high-speed study of zebrafish larvae, often used to model human diseases. Monday, July 19, 2010 - 23:00
MIT have developed a new technique that can analyze larvae in seconds. Zebra fish are useful for testing drugs that might cause liver damage, Alzhimers, ALS, Parkinsons
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It Takes "Guts" to Explore the Next Proteomics Frontier Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 23:00
Looking at bacterial communities in termite gut helps reconstruct metabolic pathways. the metaproteome—all proteins-of the bacterial community that lives in the hindgut paunch segment of the wood-feed
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Scientists Discover Human Sperm Gene is 600 Million Years Old Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 23:00
What do a trout, sea anemone, rooster, fly and man have in common? The gene, called Boule, is responsible for sperm production.
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Insulin signaling key to caste development in bees Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 23:00
A key protein in the insulin signaling pathway plays a strong role in caste development among bees. protein, called the insulin receptor substrate (IRS), has been linked to growth, development and rep
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Listening for whales amid undersea oil clouds Monday, July 12, 2010 - 23:00
Out of sight, whales cruise the Gulf of Mexico depths - their hidden world threatened by huge clots of drifting oil from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well.
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Genome Signatures Enable Tracking of Algal Complexity Friday, July 9, 2010 - 23:00
Genome Signatures Enable Tracking of Algal Complexity
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Mojoceratops: New Dinosaur Species Named for Flamboyant Frill Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 23:00
Mojoceratops: New Dinosaur Species Named for Flamboyant Frill
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What's Killing Farmed Salmon? A New Virus That May Also Pose a Risk to Wild Salmon Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 23:00
What's Killing Farmed Salmon? A New Virus That May Also Pose a Risk to Wild Salmon
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