Search Results for 'Research'

Flaxen Color Genetic Research in Progress

Understanding the genetics of horse color could be a gateway to a deeper understanding of the molecular biology of the horse. Worldwide collaborative efforts, such as the Horse Genome Project, seek to identify and understand the entire DNA [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Female fish agree bigger is better; human research may be ne...

In possibly the first study of its kind, Australian National University biologists found that female mosquito fish prefer males with large genitals. Michael Jennions, a biology professor, said yesterday the finding had inspired him to conte [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Researchers uncover genetic origins of rice fragrance

Rice is classified into two major varietal groups: Japonica and Indica, both of which were grown in China some 8,000 years ago and are believed to have originated from there. The new study, published Aug. 25 in the Proceedings of the Natio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Research links childhood leukaemia to parents genes

Children with particular gene mutations are at increased risk of leukaemia, according to the first studies to show that genetic inheritance plays a role in the disease. Research into the development of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Artificial sperm research 'included plagiarised paragraphs'

The team claimed to have created human sperm from stem cells taken from an embryo which could one day lead to new treatments for infertility in men. However other scientists in the field remained unconvinced that the cells were proper spe [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

U.S. stem cell research rules ease some restrictions

The U.S. government released new rules on Monday governing federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells, loosening some ethical requirements that scientists said could have cost them a decade of work. The rules, which take effec [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Researchers Look for Ways to Deliver a One-Two Punch to Flu ...

The spread of a new strain of influenza A H1N1 virus across 50 countries worldwide since last month has helped remind the medical community that it needs to adapt to a virus that continuously reinvents itself. Researchers at Rensselaer Po [...]

Posted On : Jun, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Research Points to Genetic Link in Autism

Scientists have long known that people with autism have brains that work differently -- their brain activity doesn't follow the usual pathways for speech, thought or social interaction. Still, the lingering question has always been: why? N [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Liverpool University researches science behind renewable ene...

Scientists at Liverpool University have been involved in a project designed to investigate how energy could be generated renewably around the northwest. Funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, it looked at how best to generate [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Stem cell research allowed in Islam: scholar

THE Punjab University Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) organised a workshop on “Ethical Issues Related to Work on Stem Cells”. According to a press statement on Monday, CEMB Director Prof Dr S Riazuddin introduce [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Stem cell research bans in some US states

Oklahoma politician Mike Reynolds believes the federal government has gone too far this time. Days after President Barack Obama lifted limits on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research this month. The state House passed a bil [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

NASA Researchers Find Clues to a Secret of Life

"We found more support for the idea that biological molecules, like amino acids, created in space and brought to Earth by meteorite impacts help explain why life is left-handed," said Dr. Daniel Glavin of NASA's Goddard Space Flig [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

CURRENT RESEARCH

Our goal is to better understand the chemical composition of the atmosphere, its perturbation by human activity, and the implications for life on Earth. We use advanced global models of atmospheric composition to interpret observations fr [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

New Mexico Researchers Launch NASA Balloon for Record-Settin...

The university says the balloon is the largest successful single cell super pressure balloon ever flown. It has been flying at an altitude of about 110,000 feet since being launched nearly a month ago.Researchers say the next generation of [...]