Johns Hopkins neuroscientists discover a critical early step of memory formation September 15, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report in the July issue of Neuron how nerve cells in the brain ensure that Arc, a protein critical for memory formation, is made instantly after nerve ... | |
From Xbox to T-cells: Michigan Tech researchers borrow video game technology to model human biology September 16, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at Michigan Technological University is harnessing the computing muscle behind the leading video games to understand the most intricate of real-life systems. | |
New study offers solution to global fisheries collapse September 18, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A study published in the September 19 issue of Science shows that an innovative yet contentious fisheries management strategy called "catch shares" can reverse fisheries collapse. Where traditional "open access" fisheries ... | |
 First 'Google phone' to debut Sept. 23 September 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A mobile telephone tailored to run on Google's Android software is to debut next week in New York City. | |
 Inhibiting cholesterol-associated protein reduces high-risk blockages in arteries September 22, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Using the drug darapladib, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues have inhibited a cholesterol-and immune system-associated protein, thereby reducing the development ... | |
Photonic crystal biosensors detect protein-DNA interactions September 23, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors ... | |
Balancing the brain September 24, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Neuroscientists at Children's Hospital Boston have identified the first known "master switch" in brain cells to orchestrate the formation and maintenance of inhibitory synapses, essential for proper brain function. The factor, ... | |
 Compound could help detect chemical, biological weapons September 26, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A light-transmitting compound that could one day be used in high-efficiency fiber optics and in sensors to detect biological and chemical weapons at long distance almost went undiscovered ... | |
 Sharpening up Jupiter October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A record two-hour observation of Jupiter using a superior technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground. The series of 265 snapshots obtained ... | |
The role of stem cells in renewing the cornea October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A group of researchers in Switzerland has published a study appearing in the Oct 1 advance online edition of the Journal Nature that shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself. | |
 Don't stress! Bacterial crisis command center revealed October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A bacteria cell's 'crisis command centre' has been observed for the first time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stress and danger, according to new research out today (3 October) in Science. | |
Many receptor models used in drug design may not be useful after all October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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It may very well be that models used for the design of new drugs have to be regarded as impractical. This is the sobering though important conclusion of the work of two Leiden University scientists published in Science ... | |
 Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat: scientists October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers on Thursday reported inroads in an ambitious project to map the genetic sequence of wheat, which ultimately could lead to the creation of more fertile and disease-resistant wheat strains. | |
 First glimpse of a key DNA repair protein at work October 03, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Repairing breaks in the two strands of the DNA double helix is critical for avoiding cancer. In humans and other organisms, a molecular machine called the MRN complex is responsible for finding and signaling ... | |
 Atomic-resolution views suggest function of enzyme that regulates light-detecting signals in eye October 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An atomic-resolution view of an enzyme found only in the eye has given researchers at the University of Washington (UW) clues about how this enzyme, essential to vision, is activated. The enzyme, phosphodiesterase ... | |
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