Posts Tagged ‘molecular genetics’
Thanks to copper, sulfur’s stink repels us
DUKE (US) — Copper ions may be the cause of our sensitivity to sulfurous odors, like skunks, volcanic gases, and armpits. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Jan 18, 2012 9:28 - 0 Comments
Fed antibiotics, pigs carry resistant bugs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Antibiotics in pig feed increase the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2012 13:02 - 0 Comments
Stem cells: Fountain of youth for old mice?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Mice bred to age too quickly live longer, healthier lives after being injected with stem cell-like progenitor cells derived from the muscles of young, healthy animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments
Vaccine has potential to prevent malaria
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new vaccine that combines the use of a disabled cold virus along with a gene that stimulates the immune system may offer protection against the parasite that causes malaria. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2011 9:52 - 1 Comment
Gypsy moths work (and die) on day shift
PENN STATE (US) — A virus tricks nocturnal gypsy moth caterpillars to stay in treetops during the day, where they die and infect other caterpillars in the process. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 8, 2011 9:56 - 1 Comment
Sex hormones determine finger length
U. FLORIDA (US) — Sex hormones present in early embryonic development determine finger length, a finding that scientists say may offer clues to the origin of behavior and disease. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 7, 2011 10:48 - 0 Comments
Tree-killing fungus has California roots
UC BERKELEY (US) — Genetic detective work has located the source of a devastating fungus that causes cypress canker disease, which has been killing trees on six of the world’s seven continents for decades. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 13, 2011 13:27 - 1 Comment
Reset plants’ clock to wintertime
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A circadian clock helps plants know when it’s time to kick their tolerance to freezing temperatures into high gear. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 6, 2011 13:56 - 0 Comments
Berry pinch-hits as genome surrogate
U. ILLINOIS (US) — The completed genome sequence of the woodland strawberry is being used to speed up research on more complex fruits, including apples and peaches. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 28, 2011 13:24 - 2 Comments
Invasion of the fire ants! (Blame Dixie)
U. FLORIDA (US) — The worldwide explosion of red imported fire ants can be traced all but entirely to the southern United States. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 31, 2011 14:21 - 0 Comments
Should we let sleeping microbes lie?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Microbes have three options: They can live, they can die, or they can be dormant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 27, 2010 11:58 - 0 Comments
Bacteria sleep with enemy to survive
TEXAS A&M (US) — Bacteria are able to develop resistance to antibiotics by co-opting the DNA of their natural enemies—viruses. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 8, 2010 15:58 - 0 Comments
Memory molecule causes spring bloom
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Plants bloom in spring because of a key molecule that helps them remember the long period of cold that is winter. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 19, 2010 17:10 - 0 Comments
Test screens deafness genes en masse
U. IOWA (US) — Pinpointing the exact genetic cause of inherited deafness can now be done with a single test. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2010 13:54 - 1 Comment
CSI: Evolutionary forensics edition
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Using evolutionary forensics, scientists were able to determine the source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2010 11:50 - 0 Comments
Hotspots map psoriasis treatment
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Four new DNA “hotspots” may help guide new treatments for psoriasis, one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the U.S. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 10:42 - 0 Comments
Biofuel from rock ‘em, sock ‘em yeast
UC BERKELEY (US)—Researchers have taken genes from grass-eating fungi and stuffed them into yeast. As a result they have created strains that produce alcohol from tough plant material—cellulose—that normal yeast can’t digest. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 17, 2010 11:29 - 1 Comment
Lower speed limit posted for protein assembly
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—The apparently random self-assembly of molecular threads into the proteins that make the body work is far less frantic than previously thought, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 9, 2010 16:09 - 2 Comments
Growing hard corn to better feed the world
RUTGERS (US)—Scientists have discovered the basis for hard corn kernels which could lead to better hybrids and increase the food supply for people in developing countries who rely on corn as a nutritional staple. (more…)
