Scientists will discuss remarkable advances in whale research at the annual meeting of AAAS
...iding a much more refined picture of whale biology today than we've ever had,'' he notes. On Feb. 20, Palum...ic variation. Our study shows that humpback whales today actually have about 10 times more genetic variation than would be expected from previous estimates o...Animal parenting, personality and pair-ups
...nimal world than one might think, researchers said today at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Animal lovers may not be surprised by this news. "I get the most skepticism from scientists," said Samuel Gosling of the University of Texas, Austin. "It's...Familiar blood pressure drug may prevent osteoporosis
...dicine researcher. In a report that appears online today in the journal Nature, Dr. Gerard Karsenty, BCM professor of molecular and human genetics, and his colleagues demonstrate in mice that the sympathetic nervous system mediates the resorption or destruction of bone through a special receptor on bone ce...Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
...hell, was the message delivered to scientists here today (Feb. 20) at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) by Jonathan A. Patz, an authority on the human health effects of global environmental change. As the world's climate warms, and as people make widesprea...UAlbany CNSE enters NanoBio alliance with Albert Einstein College of Medicine
...Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University today announced a new partnership to advance education and research in the cross-disciplinary fields of nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine. The partnership will bring together the unique expertise and resources of both institutions to focus on the nanosca......cly available data bank, reveals a study published today in the journal Genome Biology. The finding highlights the value of making unanalysed data from large-scale genome sequencing projects openly available online. Steven Salzberg from The Institute for Genomic Research in Maryland and colleagues identif...New collaborations offer hope for HIV/AIDS vaccine
...aborate in new and creative ways, researchers said today at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). According to the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) approximately 39 million people are living with HIV, and an estimated 4.9 million people we...Study identifies mechanism of resistance to targeted therapy in lung cancer patients
...ntibiotic and antiviral regimens might be selected today based on the results of microbiological testing, I can certainly envision a time in the future when molecular monitoring for mutations and drug regimens will be adjusted based on these results." In addition to Halmos, Tenen, Kobayashi and Johnson, s...Dysentery uses 'sword and shield' to cause infection
...o cause infection. According to research published today in Science, the team from Imperial College London and Institut Pasteur, Paris, found that shigella, the bacteria which causes dysentery, is able to invade cells, while stopping any response from the immune system. They found that shigella was able to...Internet viruses help ecologists control invasive species
...ions of non-native species. New research published today in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, describes the use of network theory to predict how the spiny water flea - a native of Russia - will spread through the Canadian lake system. Ecologists Jim Muirhead and Professor Hugh Ma...First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian Shelf
...estimate of adult cod biomass on the Scotian Shelf today comprises a mere 38% of the catch brought home by ...That is, biomass of commercially important species today is only a small fraction of what existed before industrialized exploitation." Other researchers usin...NHGRI targets 12 more organisms for genome sequencing
...the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that the Large-Scale Sequencing Research Network will begin sequencing 12 more strategically selected organisms, including the marmoset, a skate and several important insects, as part of its ongoing effort to expand understanding of the human genome....First step towards a non-invasive screening test for early signs of testicular cancer
...reproductive medical journal Human Reproduction[1] today (Thursday 3 March), doctors from the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen report the first diagnosis of pre-invasive testicular carcinoma in situ (CIS) in a semen sample from a 23-year-old man. The man had been included in the researchers' study as a suppos...Radio-tracking associated with 'dramatic shift' in water vole sex ratio
... are studying. According to new research published today in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, fitting radio-collars to water voles was associated with a "dramatic shift" in the sex ratio of the animals' offspring, casting doubt on the assumption that radio-tracking does not funda......he same way that humans are deceived, is published today in Nature [3 March 2005]. The idea that bold contrasting colours help to break-up the body's outline was rapidly adopted by many armies as long ago as the First World War. And in biology this idea of 'disruptive colouration' has long been used to e...Researchers find three major beetle groups coming up one testis short
...al history. "So many of the scientific discoveries today seem to occur primarily on the molecular and genetic level, so findings such as this are remarkable," said Liebherr. "A lot of the ideas that come to the lab bench start in the field. We still have much to discover by looking at whole organisms." Oth...Conservation International and AF&PA join forces to form 'Alliance to Combat Illegal Logging'
...& Paper Association and Conservation International today announced the creation of the Alliance to Combat Illegal Logging. The group will work to put a stop to illegal logging in protected areas in regions of global environmental significance or where a significant proportion of global illegal logging is ...Report highlights diseases from the environment
...mental Microorganisms as Human Pathogens, released today by the American Academy of Microbiology. "The key difference between environmental pathogens and other human pathogens is their ability to survive and thrive outside the host. Their widespread occurrence in the environment makes them difficult to m...Study finds Seroquel effective and well tolerated
...h the atypical antipsychotic SEROQUEL (quetiapine) today at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry in San Diego, USA. The study found that SEROQUEL at 200 mg/day was effective in reducing agitation in elderly patients with AD without leading to a decline in cognitive functio...Doctors closer to using gene analysis to help trauma patients
...ms and intensive care units. In a report published today (March 7) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from eight institutions, including the University of Florida, describe how they were able to consistently analyze which genes are active in patients with serious infections...