Life Sciences

Genetic Modification- Gene Silencing Using Artificial MiRNAs Could Mean Better Rice

act dominantly, they are also perfectly suited for hybrid breeding. MiRNAs have been found in all ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2008 - 10:46am

McAlgae- Coral's Addiction To 'Junk Food'

sunlight to produce “junk food” – carbohydrates and fats – for the corals to consume. “Where it all breaks ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 24 2008 - 10:26am

Discovery- Gene Sequence That Can Make Half Of Us Fatter

knowledge about the effects of all these genes could pave the way for transforming how obesity is managed. ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2008 - 6:36pm

Some Body Fat Reduces Insulin Resistance- Study

lower insulin levels and were improved all around.” Earlier studies in humans had shown that removal of ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 11:58am

Ghrelin Gut Hormone- Why Food Looks Yummy

identical blocks without receiving ghrelin. (All participants were told they might receive ghrelin.) Ghrelin ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2010 - 2:00am

Odorrana Tormota- Female Frog's Ultrasonic Way Of Asking For Sex

said. “The others all have eardrums on the body surface.” O. tormota lives in a noisy environment on the ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2012 - 2:57pm

How Accurate Are Mouse Studies In Predicting Effects In Humans?

some essential to humans aren't missed at all by mice. "Everyone assumes that deletion of the ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2008 - 11:25am

Will Corn Help Cure AIDS?

asserts that should this be developed on a commercial basis (anticipated within the next five years), all ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2008 - 12:54pm

Question On Origin Of Embryonic Stem Cells For Connective Tissues Of Skull And Face

Breau, Thomas Pietri, and Jean Paul Thiery, all of the Curie Institute, and Marc P. Stemmler of the Max ...

Article - News Staff - May 25 2008 - 12:37pm

TSLP- Skin Irritation Leads To Death In Mice

missing all eight genes died of B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder within 30 days. Their white blood cell ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2008 - 8:50pm