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Havoc in Biology’s Most-Used Human Cell Line: Striking Differences Between HeLa Genome and That of Normal Human Cells
March 12, 2013 — HeLa cells are the world's most commonly used human cell lines, and have served as a standard for understanding many fundamental biological processes. In a new study, scientists announce they have ... > full story -
Pumpkins and Cucumbers: New Checklist Brings Information About Cucurbitaceae Up to Date
March 11, 2013 — In 2010, it was shown that melons and cucumbers can be traced back to India. Because of the importance of the region for an understanding of Cucurbitaceae evolution and diversity, a new checklist of ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Tools for Discovering New Species
March 11, 2013 — For hundreds of years, naturalists and scientists have identified new species based on an organism's visible differences. But now, new genetic techniques are revealing that different species can show ... > full story -
Evolution in the Antibody Factory: How Immune Cells Are Able to Advance Their Own Evolution
March 11, 2013 — B cells play a crucial role in the defense of pathogens; they produce antibodies that help to combat intruders. They concurrently and continuously improve these molecules to more precisely recognize ... > full story -
Untangling Life's Origins
March 11, 2013 — Researchers have been using bioinformatics techniques to probe the world of proteins for answers to questions about the origins of ... > full story -
Genetic Study of House Dust Mites Demonstrates Reversible Evolution
March 8, 2013 — In evolutionary biology, Dollo's law states that evolution is unidirectional and irreversible. But this "law" is not universally accepted and is the topic of heated debate among biologists. Now a ... > full story -
How to Thrive in Battery Acid and Among Toxic Metals
March 7, 2013 — In the movie Alien, the title character is an extraterrestrial creature that can survive brutal heat and resist the effects of toxins. In real life, organisms with similar traits exist, such as the ... > full story -
Scientists Catch Evolving Germs and Cancer Cells Early
March 7, 2013 — Scientists have developed a novel technique to precisely monitor and study the evolution of micro-organisms such as viruses and bacteria. This is an extremely important capability as it allows ... > full story -
Key Developmental Mechanism in Plants Explained for First Time
March 7, 2013 — In simple animals like the fruit fly and more recently in plants and mammals, scientists have been able to identify some of the principal players in the developmental symphony. Scientists have now ... > full story -
Light Shed on Ancient Origin of Life
March 7, 2013 — Researchers discovered important genetic clues about the history of microorganisms called archaea and the origins of life itself in the first ever study of its kind. Results of their study shed light ... > full story
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