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Irish Mammals Under Serious Threat from 'Invasional Meltdown'
February 21, 2012 — Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to ... > full story -
How the Tiger Got Its Stripes: Proving Turing's Tiger Stripe Theory
February 19, 2012 — Researchers have provided the first experimental evidence confirming a great British mathematician's theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes or leopard spots are ... > full story -
Faulty Fat Sensor Implicated in Obesity and Liver Disease
February 19, 2012 — Defects in a protein that functions as a dietary fat sensor may be a cause of obesity and liver disease, according to a new study. The findings highlight a promising target for new drugs to treat ... > full story -
New Brain Connections Form in Clusters During Learning
February 19, 2012 — New connections between brain cells emerge in clusters in the brain as animals learn to perform a new task, according to a new study. The findings reveal details of how brain circuits are rewired ... > full story -
Secret of Sperm Quality Control Revealed
February 16, 2012 — Researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm -- and perhaps in many other cells as ... > full story -
New Mouse Reference Library Should Speed Gene Discoveries
February 16, 2012 — Genetic information provided by a large group of specially-designed mice could pave the way to faster human health discoveries and transform the ways people battle and prevent ... > full story -
New Defense Mechanism Against Viruses and Cancer Identified
February 15, 2012 — Scientists have found a fundamentally new mechanism how our defense system is ramped up when facing a viral intruder. Exploitation of this mechanism in vaccines sparks new hope for better prevention ... > 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 -
Sensing Self and Non-Self: New Research Into Immune Tolerance
February 13, 2012 — Cancer cells can undergo unchecked proliferation, producing self-antigens that are tolerated by the immune system, rather than being targeted for destruction. At the opposite extreme, autoimmune ... > full story -
Radiation Treatment Generates Cancer Stem Cells from Less Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells, Study Suggests
February 13, 2012 — Breast cancer stem cells are thought to be the sole source of tumor recurrence and are known to be resistant to radiation therapy and don’t respond well to chemotherapy. Researchers report for ... > full story
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