News tagged with living animal

Researchers Find Key 'Conductor' of Nature's Synchronicity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Synchronicity in nature is seen in beating hearts, the flashing of fireflies' lights, the ebb and flow of infectious disease—and the simultaneous rise and fall of populations across vast reaches ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Paleontologists discover fossilized embryos of oldest aquatic reptiles

South American paleontologists report they have discovered fossilized embryos of the oldest aquatic reptiles, lagoon-dwelling "mesosaurs" that lived about 280 million years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Human beta cells can be easily induced to replicate

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully induced human insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, to replicate robustly in a living animal, as well as in the lab. The discovery not ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2