News: [Entry posted at 31st March 2010 06:00 PM GMT] The first genome sequence of a songbird, published in Nature this week, has provided scientists with the tools to begin studying the molecular underpinnings of vocal learning -- an ability present in just a few other animals, including whales, bats ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 24th March 2010 06:00 PM GMT] A previously unknown human ancestor may have coexisted with Neanderthals and early modern humans, German researchers report online in Nature today (March 24).
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News: [Entry posted at 23rd March 2010 02:32 PM GMT] Yeast may not have blood vessels, but it could be a powerful model organism for studying angiogenesis, according to a study published online in Proceedings of the ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 18th March 2010 06:00 PM GMT] Researchers have identified a possible mechanism by which DNA regions that don't encode proteins can still determine phenotypic traits such as a person's height or susceptibility to a particular disease, researchers report online in Science today. ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 17th March 2010 12:58 PM GMT] Pregnancy boosts the regenerative capacity of the liver in mice, a finding that may shed light on a process entirely separate from pregnancy -- aging, researchers report in a study published this ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 12th March 2010 03:49 PM GMT] Science might be a high stakes game, but a project's success or failure rarely determines whether the researchers undertaking it will live or die. There are, of course, some exceptions to this; say, for example, your work is funded by Joseph Stalin, ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 8th March 2010 05:25 PM GMT] A cystic fibrosis drug that seemed destined for death when its company faced financial troubles (and eventually went belly up last year) is being revived by another company.
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