(Phys.org) —University of Adelaide researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective DNA test to identify kangaroo species from their droppings which will boost the ability to manage and conserve kangaroo populations.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

As antiretroviral drugs that treat HIV have become more commonplace, the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma, a type of cancer linked to AIDS, has decreased in the United States. The disease, however, remains prevalent ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

CSIRO scientists have developed a test to identify unsafe stem cells. It is the first safety test specifically for human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) – as published today in the international journal Stem Cells.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

A large number of plant pathogens, ranging from small infectious particle viroids to pathogenic plants, can cause diseases in crops. The infected plants may develop mild symptoms or devastating disease. The ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 31, 2013 not rated yet 0

A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. Published in ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 22, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

It is known as the amphibian chytrid fungus and can cause a deadly disease that is decimating some of the world's frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. However, the fungus had not been detected in the other ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2013 not rated yet 0

Exhuming corpses, analyzing bloodstained clothing, collecting "crime scene insects" (yes, maggots)...these are some of the grittier realities of life as a forensic scientist. Yet defying the stereotype that ...

Other Sciences - Other

May 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

Countries making large seizures of illegal ivory will be required to conduct DNA tests to determine their origin under new anti-trafficking measures adopted on Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Many Europeans are fretting these days over what they eat, and whether horse meat might have adulterated their pork chops. Food fraud has been dominating headlines globally - calling for new policies in law enforcement and ...

Biology - Other

Mar 11, 2013 not rated yet 0

A livestock feed supplement contaminated with human faeces is being blamed for an outbreak of parasite infection in a cattle feedlot in northwest NSW.

Biology - Other

Mar 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

Tiffany Acosta had a problem. The issue of dog droppings at the properties she manages had gotten so out of hand that neighbors were fighting with each other.

Biology - Other

Feb 22, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday to back big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life.

Technology - Business

Feb 20, 2013 4.6 / 5 (16) 15

In recent years, DNA analysis has shed light on the parents of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, the boy king Tutankhamun, known to the world as King Tut. Genetic investigation identified his father as Akhenaten ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 12, 2013 4.3 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Beyond serving as the backbone of modern biology, DNA has come to be a molecule of great interest to engineers. That a DNA sequence will naturally bind only with a complementary sequence could make it part of ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Feb 04, 2013 4.2 / 5 (5) 0 |

(AP)—Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials said Tuesday that they probably were poisoned.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 9