Biologists ID defense mechanism of leading fungal pathogen
...fungal pathogens like Aspergillus -- a more deadly species than Candida -- use the same NO defense. Gustin said Aspergillus has two genes that are good candidates for study, and he plans to begin research on them in the fall. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation. Co-authors of the st...Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections
...tion." RIP has been shown to inhibit any strain or species of staphylococci so far tested, including antibiotic-resistant strains, and no resistance to RIP has so far been observed. RIP has also been shown to be synergistic with antibiotics, so it can be used in combination therapy. RIP prevents the bacteria...Rare, tiny find in West Australian waters
... Centre for Water Research. The micro zooplankton species is understood to live from depths of 100 to 5000 metres. Its food range extends from ocean algae to tiny shellfish. It consumes prey in the same manner as a spider, remineralising part of the 'ocean snow' and helping to sustain other small forms of m...Melting ice cap gives urgency to new census of marine life project in Arctic Ocean
...ts up to within 1400 metres of the surface. Many species existing in the extreme frigid depths of the Canad...genetic characteristics that enable 'extremophile' species to survive in such an environment are of important interest to science. Among animals expected to be...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ains. All data collected indicated a new Nocardia species now referred to as Nocardia arthritidis. ...that Nocardia infections can be caused by multiple species of the bacterium." (A. Kageyama, K. Torikoe, M. Iwamoto, J.I. Masuyama, Y. Shibuya, ...Protein believed to control formation of memory identified by Scripps & UCSD scientists
...orne out in experiments repeated in many different species -- from mice to fruit flies. After this fact was established, a number of scientists around the country began looking for the specific genes and proteins that could stabilize long-term memory. One such signal had already been discovered by other s...Laos camera traps capture tigers
..., hog badgers, Owston's civet, muntjacs, and other species in Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area. ...CS's Asia Program. "In particular, the presence of species such as gaur, sambar deer and muntjacs is important for tigers that rely on these prey species." ...Stem cells commit to a future of fat with one signal
...ns will likely have human counterparts, since both species have very similar proteins and developmental pathways. "There are likely to be many genes involved in commitment to fat-cell development," says Lane. "The key ones will likely be turned on early in the game, and hopefully we'll be able to detect them...Scientists discover new role for tiny RNA in plant development
... believed that hundreds of microRNAs exist in each species of plant and animal, but the function of only a few is understood. According to a new study by biologists at Rice University and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the first-discovered...Researcher issues caution on live virus vaccines
... Flaviviruses, which can recombine within species and may recombine between species, also include dengue, Japanese encephalitis and tick-borne encephalitis. They cause substantial sickness and death each year. Although live-virus vaccines offer great promise in terms of cost and efficacy, their use ...Natural, man-made mix promises biggest landscape plant growth
...r landscapes), but there are some trials with this species at the Texas A&M gardens this summer," he said. ...zal fungi were tried on five other landscape plant species in addition to the bush morning glory. "The amazing thing was that the mycorrhizae with the inorga...Molecule that 'blocks' key bacterial enzyme may lead to new antibiotics
...affects only E. coli and closely related bacterial species and is highly subject to developing resistance. ...Researchers make promiscuous animals monogamous by manipulating genes
...ard regions, the ventral pallidum. The comparative species of vole, the promiscuous meadow vole, which freque...ariability in behaviors among individuals within a species in order to better understand the evolution of social behavior....Ecology drives the worldwide distribution of human diseases
...e of a number of potential contributing factors on species richness. They found that climatic factors are the most important determinant of the global distribution of human pathogens. The finding has important implications for predicting and managing future infectious disease outbreaks. These results count...Espionage may have driven the evolution of bee language according to UCSD-led study in Brazil
...rsity of California, San Diego biologist that some species of bees exploit chemical clues left by other bee species to guide their kin to food provides evidence that eavesdropping may be an evolutionary driving force...A gene that keeps species apart
... of Species, biologists are still debating how new species emerge from old--and even the definition of species itself. Darwin demurred from offering a hard and fast definition, suggesting that such a thing was "...Monkey business: Studies show tiny callimicos have unusual characteristics
... dry season, making them the only tropical primate species to subsist on this food source for part of the year. They also have a different reproductive strategy from other small New World monkeys. Callimicos (Latin for beautiful little monkeys) have the capacity to give birth to a single offspring twice ann...Study probes ecosystem of tree holes
...rs predation, resources and disturbance - have on species diversity. Jamie Kneitel, Ph.D., Washingto...pending on which treatments were present. Certain species were associated with each of the treatments those in predator treatments were those tolerant of pre...Study helps explain island populations' susceptibility to exotic diseases
..., Foufopoulos said, but it's even more serious for species that have evolved on islands. For example, in the Hawaiian islands, many native bird species have gone extinct after the introduction of avian malaria, he said. The Galapagos authorities are no...... suffer long-term effects from the storms. The one species affected negatively for a longer period of time by the storms was the blue crab, the paper asserts. Reductions in the number of blue crabs can be attributed, says Dr. David Eggleston, professor of marine science at NC State and co-author of the paper...