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Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants
Researchers have genetically
altered castor-oil plant so
as to use it as a factory to
produce bio lubricants. ... > full story
World's First 'Self-Watering' Plant: Desert Rhubarb
Researchers have managed to
make out the
"self-irrigating" mechanism
of the desert rhubarb, which
enables it to harvest 16
times the amount of water
... > full story
A Young Brain For An Old Bee
Scientists have found that
by switching the social role
of honey bees, aging honey
bees can keep their learning
ability intact or even
improve it. The research
team is hoping to use them
... > full story
Late Blight -- Irish Potato Famine Fungus -- Attacks U.S. Northeast Gardens And Farms Hard
Home gardeners beware: This
year, late blight -- a
destructive infectious
disease that caused the
Irish potato famine in the
... > full story
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Researchers Describe The 90-year Evolution Of Swine Flu
July 5, 2009 — The current H1N1 swine flu strain has genetic roots in an illness that sickened pigs at the 1918 Cedar Rapids Swine Show in Iowa, report experts. Their paper describes H1N1's nearly century-long and ... > full story -
Gene Map Aims To Combat Blood Flukes
July 5, 2009 — The first microsatellite-based genetic linkage map has been published for Schistosoma mansoni, a blood fluke that is known to infect over 90 million people in Africa, the Middle East and the New ... > full story -
Avian Bacterium More Dangerous Than Believed
July 5, 2009 — Bordetella hinzii just may be the Eddie Haskell of avian bacteria. Like the notoriously sneaky character from the iconic 1950s television show "Leave It to Beaver," B. hinzii has been causing trouble ... > full story -
Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat
July 5, 2009 — Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head competition with other ant species more than three-quarters of the ... > full story -
Existing Parkinson's Disease Drug May Fight Drug-resistant TB
July 4, 2009 — Existing drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease could be repositioned for use in the treatment of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills about 2 million people each year, ... > full story -
Climate Change And The Mystery Of The Shrinking Sheep
July 4, 2009 — Milder winters are causing Scotland's wild breed of Soay sheep to get smaller, despite the evolutionary benefits of possessing a large body, according to new ... > full story -
HIV-related Death: Predicting Fatal Fungal Infections
July 4, 2009 — Researchers have identified cells in blood that predict which HIV-positive individuals are most likely to develop deadly fungal meningitis, a major cause of HIV-related death. This form of meningitis ... > full story -
Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA
July 3, 2009 — The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so called eukaryotes (bacteria and higher organisms). Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry ... > full story -
Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects: Locusts Shed Light On Migraines, Stroke And Epilepsy
July 3, 2009 — A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these ... > full story -
Computer Scientists Develop Model For Studying Arrangements Of Tissue Networks By Cell Division
July 3, 2009 — Computer scientists have developed a framework for studying the arrangement of tissue networks created by cell division across a diverse set of organisms, including fruit flies, tadpoles and ... > full story
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