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[Entry posted at 27th September 2010 08:00 PM GMT]
In a remarkable display of cooperation, specialized fungi eject spores sitting atop their fruiting bodies at high speeds in rapid succession to generate a miniature wind current that carries their progeny 20 times farther than a single spore could ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 23rd September 2010 05:33 PM GMT]
Two prominent journals have retracted papers by Nobel laureate Linda Buck today because she was "unable to reproduce [the] key findings" of experiments done by her former postdoctoral ... Click to continue
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In a rare glimpse inside a diseased brain, researchers watch for the first time as immune cells directly attack neurons in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Salmonella is able to out compete resident gut microbes by deriving energy from the immune response that is supposed to combat the pathogen, according to a study published this week in Nature.
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[Entry posted at 22nd September 2010 03:44 PM GMT]
A former postdoctoral fellow at Washington State University has reportedly falsified data presented in two figures of an epigenetics paper, according to the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 21st September 2010 03:42 PM GMT]
The researcher who developed induced pluripotent stem cells, the biochemist who invented DNA microarrays, and the immunologist who discovered dendritic cells are just a few of the scientists whose citation records are robust enough to attract a ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 21st September 2010 02:13 PM GMT]
1. Parasite's unusual metabolism
Plasmodium falciparum may have evolved a unique, non-cyclic version of the textbook energy-producing process in cells known as the Krebs cycle -- presumably as an adaptation to living inside human blood cells -- ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 17th September 2010 02:53 PM GMT]
The genetic code of proteins may dictate much more than their amino acid sequences, a new ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 16th September 2010 06:56 PM GMT]
Ever had the urge to take a nice crunchy bite of Drosophila or lick icing off a brain? You will after a visit to Not So Humble Pie, a blog run by scientist-turned-baker, Ms. Humble. A blogger who refers to ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 16th September 2010 12:04 PM GMT]
In just two decades, the protein equivalent of an intron has carved out a significant niche in biotechnology -- and captured the interest of evolutionary biologists, who suspect these potentially ancient elements could provide clues to early ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 15th September 2010 06:00 PM GMT]
Microorganisms living in deep sea hydrothermal vents can grow off of energy derived from one of the simplest forms of anaerobic respiration ever described, according to a study published this week in Nature.
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[Entry posted at 13th September 2010 08:42 PM GMT]
#1 Long fingers, long toes
Darwin suggested that bipedal locomotion allowed our hands to evolve the necessary dexterity for tool handling, but a new study proposes that human hands and feet coevolved: Selection on the toes led to parallel changes ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 13th September 2010 08:00 PM GMT]
The archer fish, a skilled marksmen that shoots insects down from trees by spiting streams of water, spots prey that aren't in line with what's behind them, an ability once thought to be found only in mammals, according to a ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 10th September 2010 01:42 PM GMT]
Marvels of evolution and adaptation, plants and fungi have developed myriad methods of spreading their seeds or spores. Some of these dispersal events happen with blinding speed, and researchers are exploring these dramatic behaviors in the world's ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 9th September 2010 06:02 PM GMT]
A group of researchers literally watched meristem genes turn on and off in a cyclical fashion in the developing roots of higher plants, such as conifers and ferns, according to a study published in Science today (10th September). This oscillating ... Click to continue
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When Robert Barbato of the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) heard he was being accused of plagiarizing his own work, he was a bit surprised. "I ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 8th September 2010 05:36 PM GMT]
An international group of researchers have developed a novel method for identifying entire networks of genes and their association to disease, providing a more accurate picture of the genetic risks associated with specific diseases than single genes ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 7th September 2010 04:00 PM GMT]
By controlling how many ribosomes coat a certain mRNA in C. elegans, intracellular insulin signaling can regulate how many copies of a protein are made, and how quickly, giving cells more flexibility when responding to changes in the ... Click to continue
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Some small RNA molecules can selectively kill cultured human cancer cells, leaving healthy cells untouched, according to a study published online yesterday (6th September) in PNAS -- a feat that has surpassed conventional cancer therapies that kill ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 3rd September 2010 03:00 PM GMT]
From the automata of the ancient Greeks, to the curious mechanical inventions of the Age of Enlightenment, people have been creating robotic renderings of animals for centuries. It was only recently, however, that technology advanced enough to ... Click to continue
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Ants known to defend certain species of Acacia trees from elephant predation deter the massive herbivores so effectively that they are impacting entire savanna ecosystems, according to a study published online today (2nd September) in Current ... Click to continue
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Some breast cancer tumors may not originate from stem cells as previously believed, according to a study published in the September 3rd issue of Cell Stem Cell. The discovery is an important step in the development of treatments for these ... Click to continue
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[Entry posted at 1st September 2010 04:33 PM GMT]
Altruism is alive and well in bacterial populations, according to new research in Nature, which found that a few altruistic bacteria help their neighbors withstand the ... Click to continue
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