Blogs Posts in Research category; 164 blog posts

Scientist’s Discovery Could Completely Change Cell Research

Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have made a discovery which could completely change science's understanding of one of the cell's most basic processes. The researchers have discovered a fifth protein complex know [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Diabetes and Stem Cell Research: A Report From The World Ste...

Stem cells and diabetes are old friends, and if you’ve spent any time reading about diabetes, you probably have at least a vague sense that stem cells are important for a cure for diabetes. As a diabetic, then, I was pleased to atte [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

The Latest Biology Resources Highlighted at Life-Sciences ne...

The Science Website Life-Sciences net has been established to discover and share scholarly and popular content in the basic and applied life and earth sciences including agriculture, forestry, the environmental sciences, and the health sc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

FLCC biology research in national spotlight

The success Finger Lakes Community College has experienced bringing research into biology curriculum is now paying off big time. On Tuesday, the college announced receiving a $3.35 million National Science Foundation grant to roll out a n [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Glasgow University in bid to create 'inorganic life'

All life on earth is based on organic biology - in the form of carbon compounds - but the inorganic world is considered to be inanimate. A team from Glasgow University has demonstrated a new way of making inorganic chemical cells. The [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Further Resources for Synthetic Biology Research

In our 2008 " Special Feature: Opportunities in Synthetic Biology," we offered a snapshot of the nascent field of synthetic biology, looking at what the field encompasses, the skills it requires, and where the jobs and training [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

In the early life of an embryo, a monster lurks

Research based at Princeton University has revealed that newly fertilized cells only narrowly avoid degenerating into fatal chaos. At the same time, scientists have discovered that embryos have acquired a mechanism to contain thi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Researchers unravel missing height riddle

Tiny genetic changes are responsible for almost half of the variation in height between individuals, scientists have announced. Genetic inheritence accounts for about 80% of height variation in humans, while factors such as nutrition [...]

Posted On : Jun, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Researchers see leap forward with frog genome advance

Scientists announced Thursday they had cracked the genetic code of an African clawed frog, the latest project aimed at understanding how genes work for potential applications in human health. The genome -- or collection of genetic in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

New Human Species Australopithecus Sediba Discovered

One of the most significant archaeological finding was reported to be in 2008, when a 9 year old boy named Matthew Berger found a set of 2 million year old fossils outside of a cave near Johannesburg, South Africa. It is reported th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Scientists find gene linked to schizophrenia

Published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, the findings demonstrate that new mutations in the SHANK3 gene are found in schizophrenic patients. “That these de novo or new mutations occur in schizophre [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Scientists hail 'revolutionary' kidney gene find

Chronic kidney disease affects about one in 10 adults and can require dialysis or even an organ transplant. The genes identified by the international team of researchers control kidney functions such as filtering waste from the blood. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Low Birth Weight and Adult Diabetes are Related, Research Sa...

An international study has found a relationship between low birth weight and adulthood diabetes. They have been declared to be genetically linked to each other. The discovery has been declared to be of much help to curb the disease. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

MOST AMAZING EXTINCT ANIMALS

Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore w [...]