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It Started With A Squeak: Moonlight Serenade Helps Lemurs Pick Mates Of The Right Species
Some Malagasy mouse lemurs
are so similar that picking
a mate of the right species,
especially at night time in
a tropical forest, might see ... > full story
Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin
Biologists have discovered
that the skin of mice can
sense low levels of oxygen
and regulate the production
of erythropoietin, or EPO,
the hormone that stimulates
our bodies to produce red
... > full story
Inbred Males' Scent Gives Them Away, So Female Mice Stay Away
Female mice can steer clear
of inbred males on the basis
of their scent alone.
Biologists found that female
mice chose to associate with
males producing a greater
... > full story
New Vaccine May Give Long-term Defense Against Deadly Bird Flu And Its Variant Forms
A new vaccine under
development may provide
protection against highly
pathogenic bird flu and its
evolving forms, according to
... > full story
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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 -
Humans And Fruit Flies Have Same Insulin-regulated Molecular Pathway To Maintain Energy Balance When Starved
May 8, 2008 — Humans and fruitflies -- those pesky little insects that are irresistibly attracted to overripe fruit -- share more than a sweet tooth. Both rely on the same insulin-regulated molecular pathway to ... > full story -
You Just Move Like A Mouse, Or Do So Abnormally Like A Mutant Mouse
May 1, 2008 — A new holistic approach to assess model behavior has been proposed and evaluated by researchers at the University of Tokyo and Osaka Bioscience Institute. The lifestyle of the mouse has been ... > full story -
How Animals Identify Each Other: Insights Into How The Nervous System Processes Sensory Information
April 28, 2008 — The results of large-scale imaging experiments examining how social signals are represented in the sensory system have just been published. Working with a newly-developed line of transgenic mice that ... > full story -
Specialized White Blood Cells Coordinate First Responders To Viral Infection
April 25, 2008 — Regulatory T cells are thought to call a halt to immune responses as the fight against infection draws to a close. Researchers have evidence that these cells also help coordinate the early stages of ... > full story -
Mature B Cells Reprogrammed To Stem-cell-like State
April 21, 2008 — Fully differentiated mouse cells, such as mature B cells, can be reprogrammed to embryonic-stem-cell-like induced pluripotent stem cells, without the use of an egg. Using reprogrammed mature B cells, ... > full story -
It's A Unisex Brain With Specific Signals That Trigger 'Male' Behavior, At Least In Flies
April 21, 2008 — While males and females might sometimes act as though they come from different planets, a new study in flies suggests they are both equipped with a largely unisex brain. By artificially triggering ... > full story -
New Strategies Against Bird Flu
April 21, 2008 — Multiple lethal pathogens such as H5N1 avian flu trigger acute lung injury with a high death rate. Scares of an epidemic have led to an increasing interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms ... > full story -
Fruit Flies Show How Salmonella Escapes Immune Defenses
April 18, 2008 — Salmonella are wily and obnoxious bacterial invaders -- escape artists capable of evading multiple immune responses and causing a harsh and debilitating intestinal infection. Researchers have come ... > full story -
Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study
April 17, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's ... > full story
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