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Manufacturing genes to attack flu virus

An international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Yellow monkey flower could shed light on evolution's mysteries

(Phys.org) -- The French impressionist Claude Monet once credited flowers as the reason for him “having become a painter.”

Biology / Evolution

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds modern dog breeds genetically disconnected from ancient ancestors

Cross-breeding of dogs over thousands of years has made it extremely difficult to trace the ancient genetic roots of today's pets, according to a new study led by Durham University.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Plant enzyme's origins traced to non-enzyme ancestors

(Phys.org) -- As plants began to transition from aquatic habitats to dry land some 500 million years ago, their needs changed. Those primitive ancestors of modern plants were ill-equipped to survive in a dry, sunlight-blasted ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Sun's crowning glory

(Phys.org) -- Those who experience a total solar eclipse are overwhelmed as they look at the circle of light that surrounds our Sun. Laypeople may find it enchanting, but researchers have been racking their ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Getting to the root of genetics

For Manolis Kellis, a deep interest in biology arose partly from an immersion in multiple languages.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

X-rays create a window on glass formation: First ever visualization of how powder becomes molten glass

Scientists have for the first time visualised the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass. A better understanding of this process will make it possible to produce high quality glass at lower temperatures, ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Deep sequencing reveals undeclared, potentially toxic ingredients within 15 samples of traditional Chinese medicines

Researchers at Murdoch University have used new DNA sequencing technology to reveal the animal and plant composition of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Some of the TCM samples tested contained potentially ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Determining a stem cell's fate: Biologists scour mouse genome for genes and markers that lead to T cells

What happens to a stem cell at the molecular level that causes it to become one type of cell rather than another? At what point is it committed to that cell fate, and how does it become committed? The answers ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Mount Sharp' on Mars links geology's past and future

(PhysOrg.com) -- One particular mountain on Mars, bigger than Colorado's grandest, has been beckoning would-be explorers since it was first sighted from orbit in the 1970s. Scientists have ideas about how ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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