News tagged with morphological definition

Predicting cancer prognosis

Researchers led by Dr. Soheil Dadras at the Stanford University Medical Center have developed a novel methodology to extract microRNAs from cancer tissues. The related report by Ma et al, "Profiling and discovery of novel ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Human-like spine morphology found in aquatic eel fossil

For decades, scientists believed that a spine with multiple segments was an exclusive feature of land-dwelling animals. But the discovery of the same anatomical feature in a 345-million-year-old eel suggests ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Something old, something new: Evolution and the structural divergence of duplicate genes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gene duplications are arguably the driving force of organismal evolution – and if they survive, such duplicate genes will diverge in both regulatory and coding genomic regions. Coding ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

Horseshoe crabs are one of nature's great survivors

It may look like something out of a science fiction movie, but the horseshoe crab is definitely real. In fact it is one of nature’s great survivors, lasting through 3 of the Earth’s major extinction ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Identify clinically relevant fungi confidently and accurately

A new edition of the definitive practical resource for laboratory identification of fungal infections is now available. "The fully revised Medically Important Fungi: A Guide to Identification, 5th Edition," published by ASM ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A toothy grin only a palaeontologist could love

(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill and University of Sao Paulo researchers identify new species of 70-million-year-old crocodile - with really big teeth and dog-shaped head.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Deep history of coconuts decoded

The coconut (the fruit of the palm Cocos nucifera) is the Swiss Army knife of the plant kingdom; in one neat package it provides a high-calorie food, potable water, fiber that can be spun into rope, and a ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-sought fossil mammal with transitional middle ear found

Paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and the Chinese Academy of Sciences announce the discovery of Liaoconodon hui, a complete fossil mammal from the Mesozoic found in China that includ ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New way to detect epileptic seizures

Researchers at Concordia University have pioneered a computer-based method to detect epileptic seizures as they occur – a new technique that may open a window on the brain's electrical activity. Their paper, "A Novel ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Peanut worm no longer recognized as separate group

Recent molecular phylogenetic analysis has shown that the marine animals known as peanut worms are not a separate phylum, but are definitely part of the family of annelids, also known as segmented worms. This ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Silver-diamond composite offers cooling capabilities for electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful microelectronics used in defense systems. The material, composed ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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