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Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects: Locusts Shed Light On Migraines, Stroke And Epilepsy
A similarity in brain
disturbance between insects
and people suffering from
migraines, stroke and
epilepsy points the way
... > full story
Oscar The Bobcat – Hit By A Car – Is On The Road To Recovery After Surgery
Oscar the bobcat is healing
by leaps and bounds after a
team of surgeons repaired
injuries he sustained after
being hit by a car. ... > full story
Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
Scientists have performed
the first DNA-based
reconstruction of the giant
extinct moa bird, using
prehistoric feathers
recovered from caves and
... > full story
Keeping Fish in Home Aquariums: Two Is Not Company, As Far As Fish Are Concerned
New research has shown that
fish kept alone or in small
groups are more aggressive
and exhibit fewer natural
behaviors such as shoaling. ... > full story
- Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects: Locusts Shed Light On Migraines, Stroke And Epilepsy
- Oscar The Bobcat – Hit By A Car – Is On The Road To Recovery After Surgery
- Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
- Keeping Fish in Home Aquariums: Two Is Not Company, As Far As Fish Are Concerned
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Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy
July 2, 2009 — In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods — intended to improve consumers' health — researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic ... > full story -
Environmental Cues Control Reproductive Timing And Longevity
July 2, 2009 — When humans and animals delay reproduction because food or other resources are scarce, they may live longer to increase the impact of reproduction, according to a new ... > full story -
Making A Bigger Splash In The Gene Pool, And How Delaying Reproduction Can Help
July 2, 2009 — We humans have a strong urge to reproduce, but if the environment steers us into putting off having children, we may be rewarded with both longer life and a bigger genetic footprint in future ... > full story -
Mice Run Faster On High-grade Oil
July 1, 2009 — Between the 1932 and 2008 Olympic Games, world record times of the men's 100m sprint improved by 0.6 seconds. Scientists have shown that an equivalent improvement can be achieved in mice by feeding ... > full story -
Biological 'Fountain Of Youth' Found In New World Bat Caves
July 1, 2009 — Scientists are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history -- significantly longer lifespans. The discovery shows that proper ... > full story -
Little-known Marine Decomposers Attract The Attention Of Genome Sequencers
July 1, 2009 — Scientists will sequence the genomes of four species of labyrinthulomycetes. These little-known marine species were selected for sequencing as the result of a proposal submitted to the competitive ... > full story -
Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
July 1, 2009 — Extinction looms for amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds restricted to declining mangrove forests. Substantial numbers of terrestrial vertebrates are restricted to mangrove forests. Many of ... > full story -
Thirst For Blood Sparks Toxic Algal Blooms
June 30, 2009 — The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceal a fight for life and death. Scientists now propose that algal blooms are created when aggressive algae kill and injure their ... > full story -
Study Of Flower Color Shows Evolution In Action
June 30, 2009 — Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have zeroed in on the genes responsible for changing flower color, an area of research that began with Gregor Mendel's studies of the garden pea in the ... > full story -
Natural-born Divers And The Molecular Traces Of Evolution
June 30, 2009 — When the ancestors of present marine mammals returned to the oceans, their physiology had to adapt radically. Scientists have been studying how myoglobin, the molecule responsible for delivering ... > full story
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