News tagged with animal skin

World first: Japanese scientists create transgenic monkeys

In a controversial achievement, Japanese scientists announced on Wednesday they had created the world's first transgenic primates, breeding monkeys with a gene that made the animals' skin glow a fluorescent ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 8

Scientists produce first stem cells from endangered species

Starting with normal skin cells, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first stem cells from endangered species. Such cells could eventually make it possible to improve reproduction ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

MRSA in livestock acquired drug resistance on the farm, now infects humans

Researchers have discovered that a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that humans contract from livestock was originally a human strain, but it developed resistance to antibiotics once i ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher Uses DNA Testing to Unlock Secrets of Medieval Manuscripts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated. Now ...

Chemistry /

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New stem cell research could reduce number of animal experiments

Researchers from the University of Bath are embarking on a project to use stem cell technology that could reduce the number of animal experiments used to study conditions such as motor neurone disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oscar Worthy Science And Engineering

When audiences watch a movie, they know that what they are seeing is an illusion -- and making the images appear as real as possible can be a major undertaking for any filmmaking team.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For testing skin cream, synthetic skin may be as good as the real thing

New research suggests that currently available types of synthetic skin may now be good enough to imitate animal skin in laboratory tests, and may be on their way to truly simulating human skin in the future.

Chemistry / Polymers

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The ultimate camo: Team to mimic camouflage skill of marine animals in high-tech materials

(PhysOrg.com) -- Camouflage expert Roger Hanlon of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is co-recipient of a $6 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to study and ultimately emulate the exquisite ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studying 'squid skin' to create new camouflage patterns

As an octopus, a squid, or a cuttlefish moves around a reef in the ocean, it instantly camouflages itself against the background. Known as cephalopods, these animals have the extraordinary ability to conceal ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Animal eggs not suitable substitutes to produce stem cells

Since the cloning of Dolly the Sheep over a decade ago, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications. The shortage of ...

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0