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Prions Play Powerful Role in the Survival and Evolution of Wild Yeast Strains
Scientists have tested
nearly 700 wild yeast
strains isolated from
diverse environments for the
presence of known and
... > full story
Stretching Helices Help Keep Muscles Together
Scientists have discovered
that the elastic part of
myomesin, a protein that
links muscle filaments, can
stretch to two and a half
times its original length,
... > full story
New Defense Mechanism Against Viruses and Cancer Identified
Scientists have found a
fundamentally new mechanism
how our defense system is
ramped up when facing a
viral intruder. Exploitation
of this mechanism in
... > full story
Tiny Chameleons Discovered in Madagascar: Small Enough to Stand on the Tip of a Finger
Four new species of
miniaturized lizards have
been identified in
Madagascar. These lizards,
just tens of millimeters
... > full story
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Computer Sleuthing Helps Unravel RNA's Role in Cellular Function
February 15, 2012 — Computer engineers may have just provided the medical community a new way of figuring out exactly how one of the three building blocks of life forms and functions. They have used a complex computer ... > full story -
In the Mouth, Smoking Zaps Healthy Bacteria
February 15, 2012 — According to a new study, smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to ... > full story -
Report Seeks to Integrate Microbes Into Climate Models
February 14, 2012 — The models used to understand how Earth's climate works include thousands of different variables from many scientific including atmospherics, oceanography, seismology, geology, physics and chemistry, ... > full story -
Noncoding RNAs Alter Yeast Phenotypes in a Site-Specific Manner
February 14, 2012 — Scientists have shown for the first time how two long intergenic noncoding RNAs in brewer's yeast contribute to a location-dependent switch for the yeast FLO11 gene to toggle between active and ... > full story -
SIV Infection May Lead to Increase in Immune-Suppressive Treg Cells
February 14, 2012 — Tissue in monkeys infected with a close relative of HIV can ramp up production of a type of T cell that actually weakens the body's attack against the invading ... > full story -
Tangled Up in DNA: New Molecule Has Potential to Help Treat Genetic Diseases and HIV
February 14, 2012 — Chemists have created a molecule that's so good at tangling itself inside the double helix of a DNA sequence that it can stay there for up to 16 days before the DNA liberates itself, much longer than ... > full story -
Chemists Mimic Nature to Design Better Medical Tests
February 14, 2012 — Over their 3.8 billion years of evolution, living organisms have developed countless strategies for monitoring their surroundings. Chemists have adapted some of these strategies to improve the ... > full story -
Bumblebees Get by With a Little Help from Their Honeybee Rivals
February 14, 2012 — Bumblebees can use cues from their rivals the honeybees to learn where the best food resources are, according to new research. In a new study, researchers trained a colony of bumblebees (Bombus ... > full story -
Critical Stage of Embryonic Development Now Observable
February 14, 2012 — A novel approach in the study of the development of mammalian embryos has just been developed. The research enables scientists to view critical aspects of embryonic development which was previously ... > full story -
Turmeric-Based Drug Effective on Alzheimer Flies
February 14, 2012 — Curcumin, a substance extracted from turmeric, prolongs life and enhances activity of fruit flies with a nervous disorder similar to Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. The study ... > full story
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