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Scientists find signals that make cell nucleus blow up like a balloon

Size matters when it comes to the nucleus of a cell, and now scientists have discovered the signals that control how big the nucleus gets.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Crafty Australian crayfish cheat

Nestled just off the east coast of Australia, picturesque North Stradbroke Island is a haven for local wildlife. Yet some of the inhabitants of the island's creeks and swamps are far from peaceful. Slender crayfish are aggressive ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New 'biofactories' produce rare healing substances in the endangered Devil's claw plant

Deep in Africa's Kalahari Desert lies the "Devil's claw," a plant that may hold the key to effective treatments for arthritis, tendonitis and other illnesses that affect millions each year. Unfortunately, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The secret life of frogs

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Notre Dame biologist Sunny Boyd's research is a little like "Match.com" for amphibians. Say you're a female tree frog looking for a mate--how do you choose among a number of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Crayfish win by cheating

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study conducted at UQ's Moreton Bay Research Station has found, when it comes to crayfish, size really does matter.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study explores violent world of raptors

A journey that started with a box of bird feet carried three Montana State University graduate students into the gruesome world of raptors and led to their findings being published in a prominent journal.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tadpoles Used to Rapidly Detect Water Pollution

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research conducted by University of Wyoming Professor Paul Johnson and others demonstrates that genetically modified tadpoles work well as sensitive monitors for rapidly detecting water pollution.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial

Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab's pinchers, consider that the claw tips may be reinforced with bromine-rich biomaterial 1.5 times harder than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant, says a University ...

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0