Deciphering the universal language of nematode worms

Posted by admin on June 10th, 2012 12:45 PM | Comments Off
Deciphering the universal language of nematode worms
It seems that all animals have some way to exchange information. The monkeys vocalized complex messages, ants create scent trails to places where there is food, and the fireflies light up their bellies to attract mates. But while the nematode ...

The unexpected behavior of plants grown under LED lamps

Posted by admin on June 7th, 2012 04:29 AM | Comments Off
The unexpected behavior of plants grown under LED lamps
A plant growth experiments bound only to the LED light have yielded unexpected and puzzling. It all began on January 9, 2012, when Meriam Karlsson, professor of horticulture at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, planted sunflowers of a species of small ...

The secrets of flight efficiency of bats

Posted by admin on May 18th, 2012 05:58 AM | Comments Off
The secrets of flight efficiency of bats
Both the construction of a flying machine as the natural evolution of a flying creature, there is pressure to maximize efficiency. A new analysis by biologists, physicists and engineers reveals the degree to subtle but important pressure that has shaped ...

Genetic markers to predict at what age a woman will start to lose fertility

Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2012 06:19 AM | Comments Off
Genetic markers to predict at what age a woman will start to lose fertility
Because of various socioeconomic factors, in industrialized nations, many women now are delaying having children until well into their thirties or even near the age of forty, which is close enough to limit the period of life when a woman ...

The strange border between two habitats of the sea

Posted by admin on April 27th, 2012 03:40 PM | Comments Off
The strange border between two habitats of the sea
Two of the most exotic types of ecosystem of the deep ocean are hydrothermal vents that expel hot water, and jets emanating from methane, which usually have a much lower temperature. Both ecosystems host life forms adapted to each stage ...

The many types of traits by which the ants are guided to find their nest

Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2012 03:25 PM | Comments Off
The many types of traits by which the ants are guided to find their nest
Desert ants have adapted to life in a wilderness environment that provides very few reference points for orientation. Apart from the visual cues and odor, the ants use polarized sunlight as a compass, and to some extent, count your steps, ...

The newly sequenced genome of gorilla reveals its remarkable similarities to the Human Being

Posted by admin on April 18th, 2012 06:01 AM | Comments Off
The newly sequenced genome of gorilla reveals its remarkable similarities to the Human Being
This is the first time scientists have been able to compare the genomes of four living apes: humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans of the four genomes, lacking only the sequence of the gorilla. This study provides a unique perspective on our ...

The fascinating symbiotic relationship between certain species of ants, fungi and bacteria

Posted by admin on April 13th, 2012 12:57 PM | Comments Off
The fascinating symbiotic relationship between certain species of ants, fungi and bacteria
The leaf-cutter ants, known for carrying green leaves in his walks by tropical forests, are also working farmers who grow fungus gardens, which also include bacteria. Ants feed on the fungi of these gardens, but until now it was unclear ...

The orientation of the birds remains a mystery

Posted by admin on April 12th, 2012 05:52 AM | Comments Off
The orientation of the birds remains a mystery
The iron-rich cells with pigeons on the peak are not neurons, as previously thought, but macrophages, a type of immune system cells. This is the unexpected result that a scientific team published in Nature. Remain unaccounted how birds sense the ...

Predatory snails refine poisons through a continuous duplication of genes

Posted by admin on April 8th, 2012 04:11 PM | Comments Off
Predatory snails refine poisons through a continuous duplication of genes
When tropical marine cone snails dig their teeth like spears in their prey are injected with paralyzing venom composed of a powerful blend of over a hundred different neurotoxins. Biologists have known for over a decade that the genes that ...
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