http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The overuse of antibiotics has created strains of bacteria resistant to medication, making the diseases they cause difficult to treat, or even deadly. But now a research team at the University of Rochester has identified a weakness in at least one superbug that scientists may be able to medically exploit. http://phys.org/news281093361.html Biology Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:30:38 EST news281093361 Some European wolves have a distinct preference for wild boar over other prey, according to new research. http://phys.org/news275228399.html Biology Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:20:06 EST news275228399 Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a new mode of action for enzymes immersed in cellular membranes. Their experiments suggest that instead of recognizing and clipping proteins based on sequences of amino acids, these proteases' location within membranes gives them the unique ability to recognize and cut proteins with unstable structures. http://phys.org/news272279611.html Biology Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:13:46 EST news272279611 (Phys.org)—Dogs in animal shelters were less likely to bark and more likely to sleep to classical music than heavy metal, music specially formulated for animals, or no music, according to a new study by a Colorado State University associate professor. http://phys.org/news269672586.html Biology Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:03:12 EST news269672586 A Murdoch University study has examined the frequency and on-farm risk factors for diarrhoea in meat lamb flocks. http://phys.org/news263205755.html Biology Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:42:55 EST news263205755 (Phys.org) -- Johns Hopkins scientists have engineered cells that behave like AND and OR Boolean logic gates, producing an output based on one or more unique inputs. This feat, published in the May issue of Nature Chemical Biology, could eventually help researchers create computers that use cells as tiny circuits. http://phys.org/news257673631.html Chemistry Thu, 31 May 2012 09:00:49 EST news257673631 The recent explosion in the number of retractions in scientific journals is just the tip of the iceberg and a symptom of a greater dysfunction that has been evolving the world of biomedical research say the editors-in-chief of two prominent journals in a presentation before a committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) today. http://phys.org/news252066291.html Other Sciences Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:25:01 EST news252066291 Cell biologists at Johns Hopkins have identified key steps in how certain molecules alter a cell's skeletal shape and drive the cell's movement. http://phys.org/news247404804.html Biology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:33:42 EST news247404804 A new system for delivering a drug to organ transplant patients, which could avoid the risk of harmful side effects, is being developed by scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. http://phys.org/news246795188.html Nanotechnology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:13:27 EST news246795188 Reinnervate, an innovative biotechnology company founded by Professor Stefan Przyborski of Durham University's School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, has won a major international research and development award at the prestigious Annual R&D 100 Awards. http://phys.org/news238236964.html Technology Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:56:31 EST news238236964 (Medical Xpress) -- McMaster researchers have discovered a new drug target that may be effective at preventing the onset of Huntington's disease, working much the same way heart medications slow the progression of heart disease and reduce heart attacks. http://phys.org/news226049300.html Chemistry Tue, 31 May 2011 08:29:03 EST news226049300 Sharing the fruits of research in the biomedical sciences is critical for the advance of knowledge, yet with the advent of large-scale data gathering following the completion of the genome projects this is becoming harder to facilitate and more difficult to monitor, as reported in Nature today. http://phys.org/news171722207.html Biology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:39:19 EST news171722207