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Surprising Discovery: Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'
It has been widely assumed
that, in single-celled
organisms, each cell
perceives its environment --
and responds to stress
conditions -- individually.
... > full story
Biological Weapons To Control Cane Toad Invasion In Australia
New research on cane toads
in Northern Australia has
discovered a way to control
the cane toad invasion using
parasites and toad
communication signals.
... > full story
Photosynthetic Dimmer Switch For Plants Identified
In a study of the molecular
mechanisms by which plants
protect themselves from
oxidation damage should they
absorb too much sunlight
during photosynthesis,
... > full story
Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention Of Artificial Golgi
A graduating senior has put
his basic knowledge of
sugars to exceptional use by
creating a lab-on-a-chip
device that builds complex,
highly specialized sugar
... > full story
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Virus Mimics Human Protein To Hijack Cell Division Machinery
May 10, 2008 — Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. A new study has found that human cytomegalovirus can mimic a common regulatory protein to hijack normal ... > full story -
Genetic 'Tag Team' Keeps Cells On Cycle
May 9, 2008 — By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to ... > full story -
What's Bugging Locusts? It Could Be They're Hungry -- For Each Other
May 9, 2008 — Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm the air and ... > full story -
Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change
May 9, 2008 — New research shows increased temperatures and carbon dioxide levels are a threat to the Australian national icon, the koala. Biologists have been researching the effects of carbon dioxide increases ... > full story -
Priority Regions For Threatened Frog And Toad Conservation In Latin America
May 9, 2008 — Nearly 35% of all amphibians are now threatened of extinction raising them to the position of the most endangered group of animals in the world. Decline of amphibian populations and species is ... > full story -
Nitrates In Vegetables Protect Against Gastric Ulcers, Study Shows
May 9, 2008 — Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent ... > full story -
Superbug Genome Sequenced: Steno Has Remarkable Capacity For Drug Resistance
May 9, 2008 — The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced. The results reveal an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. The research was carried out ... > full story -
Prions Show Their Good Side
May 9, 2008 — Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side. New research shows that normally functioning prions prevent neurons ... > full story -
Seed Dispersal In Mauritius -- Dead As A Dodo?
May 9, 2008 — Walking through the last rainforests on the volcanic island of Mauritius, located some 800 km east of Madagascar, one is surrounded by ghosts. Since human colonisation in the 17th century, the island ... > full story -
Key Roadblock To Gene Expression Identified: Implications For AIDS
May 9, 2008 — For the first time, research has made possible a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila ... > full story
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