- By Stefan Anitei
- December 18th, 2006
How Does Botulinum Toxin Inactivate Nerve Cells?
It uses nerve receptors
- By Stefan Anitei
- December 15th, 2006
Microbes Older Than Dinosaurs Trapped in Amber
The sample is 220 million years old
- By Stefan Anitei
- December 15th, 2006
Microbes from Hell
An archaic bacteria that may be the oldest nitrogen fixing organism
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 27th, 2006
Testes Remain an HIV Reservoir Even After Efficient Treatment
Testes are hard to penetrate by anti-retrovirals
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 24th, 2006
Antisense RNA Protects the Sex Cells
This RNA molecule blocks uncontrolled meiosis
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 23rd, 2006
The Origin of SARS Epidemics Found in Civet Cat Meat Consumption in Southern China
In rural China the animal is still consumed
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 23rd, 2006
12 % of the DNA Differs Amongst Human Races and Populations
Till now, humans of different races were thought almost identical
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 22nd, 2006
What's Behind the Amazing Marine Mollusk Shell Patterns?
Genes, many genes
- By Vlad Tarko
- November 21st, 2006
Scientists Make Chickens Regenerate Their Wings
The salamander's ability to regrow limbs has been induced in chicks
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 21st, 2006
Cottonseed, Genetically Engineered to be Edible
Rich protein seeds could make the menu
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 20th, 2006
How Much DNA Do We Share with the Chimps?
Well, it seems that less than previously thought... much less
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 17th, 2006
A Wine's Quality Stays in Its Yeast
Yeast strain determines wine's flavor
- By Stefan Anitei
- November 15th, 2006
Corn Smut's Genes Could Reveal a Weapon against Fungal Attacks
Biochemical cover is going to be wiped out