Scientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse a metre (three feet) away with enough precision and speed to hunt in the dark.
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2010
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Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Marco Milán, at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona, Spain), reveal a surprising new function of Notch protein that contrasts with the one known to date. Found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2010
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Toxins released by certain microalgae can contaminate fish and shellfish which then become toxic to humans. French researchers from CNRS and CEA have, for the first time, identified the mechanisms of action of two of these ...
Biochemistry
Mar 10, 2010
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A discovery by associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Brian Baker and his research group at the University of Notre Dame reveals the importance of dynamic motion by proteins involved in the body's immune response. ...
Biochemistry
Jan 21, 2010
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In the new issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, Singapore scientists report the surprising discovery that a novel transcription factor, Nr5a2, can replace one of the classical reprogramming factors, Oct 4, to significantly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2010
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Carnegie Mellon University's Philip R. LeDuc and his collaborators in Massachusetts and Taiwan have discovered a new function of a protein that could ultimately unlock the mystery of how these workhorses of the body play ...
Biochemistry
Jan 12, 2010
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Scientists have proved experimentally what has been suspected since the discovery of Merkel cells in the skin over a century ago: the sense of light touch that is critical for hand dexterity would not be possible without ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2009
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When muscle cells need repair, they use odor-detecting tools found in the nose to start the process, researchers have discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered an already-FDA-approved compound that can effectively “silence” a cell receptor shown to interfere with chemotherapy.
Biochemistry
Nov 4, 2009
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