Israeli scientists say they can block melanoma spread
Israeli scientists have uncovered how the most severe form of skin cancer spreads to other organs in a discovery that could revolutionise treatment of the disease, they said Tuesday.
View Article'Ghost snake' discovered in Madagascar
Researchers discovered a new snake species in Madagascar and named it "ghost snake" for its pale grey coloration and elusiveness. They found the ghost snake on a recently opened path within the...
View ArticleTeam studies how selfish genes cause male sterility in flowering plants
Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature?
View ArticleChemical origami yields new plant compounds with therapeutic and economic...
Plants—from the maple or the yew tree to the corn in roadside fields—produce countless kinds of compounds, also known as natural products, that the plants manufacture using the enzymes predetermined by...
View ArticleWhy the flounder is flat
Flatfish are some of the most unusual vertebrate animals on our planet. They start out their life fully symmetrical, like any other fish, but undergo a spectacular metamorphosis where the symmetric...
View ArticleStabilizing evolutionary forces keep ants strong
Hokkaido University researchers are finding evidence of natural selection that maintains the status quo among ant populations.
View ArticleThe bovine heritage of the yak
Though placid enough to be managed by humans, yaks are robust enough to survive at 4000 meters altitude. Genomic analyses by researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich show that yak...
View ArticleGeneticists track the evolution of parenting
University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that becoming a parent brings about more than just the obvious offspring—it also rewires the parents' brain.
View ArticleCultivated scallops populations develop distinct genetic structure
The scallop is one of the largest edible molluscs, and gourmets consider it to be a great delicacy. To meet this demand, the fishing industry cultivates these shellfish in coastal aquafarms. In a new...
View ArticleAgriculture, dietary changes, and adaptations in fat metabolism from ancient...
Good vs bad cholesterol. Margarine vs butter. Red meat vs. vegan. The causal links between fats and health have been a hotly debated topic for scientists, physicians and the public.
View ArticleHow Australia's animals and plants are changing to keep up with the climate
Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing Australia's wildlife, plants and ecosystems, a point driven home by two consecutive years of mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleHow to hack a cell: New platform makes it easier to program living cells
The human body is made up of trillions of cells, microscopic computers that carry out complex behaviors according to the signals they receive from each other and their environment. Synthetic biologists...
View ArticleCommittee responds to critique of gene engineering report
Providing blanket approval or condemnation of all genetically engineered (GE) crops oversimplifies a complex issue and ignores the continued need for scrutiny, risk assessment and debate among various...
View ArticleHighly safe biocontainment strategy hopes to encourage greater use of GMOs
Use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - microorganisms not found in the natural world but developed in labs for their beneficial characteristics - is a contentious issue.
View ArticleNew cellular imaging paves way for cancer treatment
Researchers at the Universities of York and Leiden have pioneered a technique which uses florescent imaging to track the actions of key enzymes in cancer, genetic disorders and kidney disease.
View ArticleScientists link biodiversity genomics with museum wisdom through new public...
A new publically available database will catalog metadata associated with biologic samples, making it easier for researchers to share and reuse genetic data for environmental and ecological analyses.
View ArticleLarge-scale study of genetic data shows humans still evolving
In a study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain, researchers at Columbia University find that the genetic variants linked to Alzheimer's disease and heavy smoking...
View ArticleEvolutionary geneticists spot natural selection happening now in people
Human evolution can seem like a phenomenon of the distant past which applies only to our ancestors living millions of years ago. But human evolution is ongoing. To evolve simply means that mutations –...
View ArticlePassenger pigeon genome shows effects of natural selection in a huge population
The passenger pigeon is famous for the enormity of its historical population in North America (estimated at 3 to 5 billion) and for its rapid extinction in the face of mass slaughter by humans. Yet it...
View ArticleMice help find gene for bad breath
An international team of researchers has identified a cause for chronic bad breath (halitosis), with the help of gene knockout mice from the UC Davis Mouse Biology Program. The results are published...
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