Researchers Study Metabolic Errors and Their Effect on DNA
Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometry technique, MIT biological engineers have specifically measured the effects of errors in systems for purine production and breakdown. By…
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Burmese Pythons Causing Decline of Mammals in Everglades National Park
According to new study that was co-authored by USGS and published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists found that the…
Study Measures Mammalian Growth, Taking 24 Million Years to Go from Mouse to Elephant
Evolution has its quirks, and getting from a mouse-sized animal to a pachyderm didn’t take thousands of years, it took millions. Evolutionary biologists have published…
Researchers Reduce Sperm Count Using Ultrasound
Using modern ultrasound equipment, researchers at University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine effectively reduced male sperm counts in laboratory rat tests. The idea of…
Researchers Report That Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Have Raised Ocean Acidity
A team of researchers comprised of climate modelers, marine conservationists, ocean chemists, biologists, and ecologists published their recent research into ocean acidity in the January…
Researchers Show Sperm Production Has Health Implications
According to Dr. Damian Dowling of Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and Professor Leigh Simmons of the University of Western Australia, reproduction may be…
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: The Ethics of Brain Boosting
Prominent Oxford neuroscientists are teaming up with ethicists to consider the issues raised by brain-stimulating techniques. They recently spoke on BBC’s Radio 4 morning program…
NDM-1 Super Bacteria Scares Medical Community in India
In Indian hospitals, over 50% of bacterial infections are now resistant to commonly used antibiotics. Surveys have shown that many widespread pathogens in India are…
Adanson’s Jumping Spiders Hunt Using Unusual Depth Perception
Thanks to their keen vision, jumping spiders have been able to get the advantage on their prey in the invertebrate world. However, scientists have been…
Neuroscientists Discover that Drosophila Orb2 Plays Role in Long-Term Memory
While studying fruit flies, neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered a major clue in how synapses stay strong and keep long-term memories…
Researchers Use IPET to Capture 3-D Image of an Individual Protein
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) produced the first ever 3-D images of an individual protein. Using…
MSU Researchers Show How New Viruses Evolve Through Mutations
Researchers at Michigan State University are studying how viruses evolve and potentially become deadly mutations. For the first time ever, scientists were able show how…
New Protein Discovery Could Lead to HIV Crippling Drugs
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are studying the complex interactions between HIV proteins and human proteins. By focusing on the interaction…
Researchers Use Grape Seed Extract to Kill Cancer Cells
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center are studying the effect of grape seed extract (GSE) on cancer cells found in the head and…
Scientists Create Stem-Cell-Derived Neurons from Alzheimer’s Disease
For the first time ever, scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have created functional human Alzheimer’s neurons in a dish….
Jacques Cousteau Predicted Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
Jacques Cousteau warned that humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Some three decades later, ecologist and biology professor Phil Dustan has witnessed…
Researchers Use Window on Live Mouse to View Spinal Cord Trauma
Cornell researchers are using exploratory surgeries on mice to further their understanding of spinal cord injuries. By surgically implanting a window with a transparent panel…
Viruses Use Bacteria for Reproduction
MIT researchers are studying how viruses use bacteria to support the replication of their own DNA. Viruses in phosphorus-starved regions of the ocean are able…