Monkey successfully developed from stem cells of different embryos

Posted by admin on February 16th, 2012 03:40 PM | Comments Off
Monkey successfully developed from stem cells of different embryos
New research has resulted in the first successful birth of monkeys developed from stem cells taken from separate embryos. The research, which took place at the University of Oregon Health and Science, also confirmed, in respect to the aspects studied, ...

Chimpanzees are aware of the danger faced by their peers

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2012 03:45 PM | Comments Off
Chimpanzees are aware of the danger faced by their peers
Quite a few animals are able to share with their fellow acoustic communications that warn of impending danger, such as the presence of a predator, and even believes that some have a word for different kind of predator. It is ...

The head seems to be the first to evolve in vertebrates

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2012 03:35 PM | Comments Off
The head seems to be the first to evolve in vertebrates
The story of evolution has been characterized by periodic bursts of biodiversity, which are groups of species tested, as it were, a wide range of shapes and sizes. With a new analysis of two such explosions of biodiversity represented in ...

The strange inhabitants of hydrothermal vents of the Southern Ocean

Posted by admin on February 10th, 2012 02:38 PM | Comments Off
The strange inhabitants of hydrothermal vents of the Southern Ocean
In previously unknown hydrothermal vents located at the bottom of the Southern Ocean has been discovered living there Starfish with seven arms and a new yeti crab species. These black smokers are underwater hot springs in which water heated by ...

Convert skin cells into neural precursors bypassing the stem cell stage

Posted by admin on February 10th, 2012 02:18 PM | Comments Off
Convert skin cells into neural precursors bypassing the stem cell stage
The skin cells of mice can be converted directly into cells capable of giving rise to the three major classes of nerve cells. This is demonstrated by the results of a groundbreaking new study. The finding is a step in ...

Still living some turtle species believed extinct for 150 years

Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012 01:32 PM | Comments Off
Still living some turtle species believed extinct for 150 years
Dozens of giant tortoises from a species believed to be extinct in the mid-nineteenth century, living in a remote site in the Galapagos Islands. This is the conclusion reached after a genetic test. The results of this analysis, conducted by ...

Revelation of traces with natural selection throughout the genome

Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012 01:31 PM | Comments Off
Revelation of traces with natural selection throughout the genome
The first results of the project 'The Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel' draw a detailed map of the footprint of natural selection over the entire genome of the model organism in genetics, the fruit fly. The project, which involved the Autonomous ...

More mystery about the evolutionary origin of the hearing in insects

Posted by admin on February 8th, 2012 11:12 AM | Comments Off
More mystery about the evolutionary origin of the hearing in insects
The insects hear with the help of unusual "ears". Some insects have them in their abdomen and others, in their wings. The position of the "ears" in insects (which have developed the sense of hearing at least 17 times in ...

Apes decisions assessing the risks of a more sophisticated than believed

Posted by admin on February 7th, 2012 02:13 PM | Comments Off
Apes decisions assessing the risks of a more sophisticated than believed
Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make decisions more sophisticated than previously thought. Apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know for sure and calculated the odds of hitting with some guessing. This is indicated by the results of ...

New step in synthetic biology, using CAD techniques for genetic engineering

Posted by admin on February 5th, 2012 03:50 PM | Comments Off
New step in synthetic biology, using CAD techniques for genetic engineering
The tools of computer aided design (CAD) that have facilitated the design and manufacture of machinery parts, integrated circuits with millions of transistors, and many other things, may soon come to life sciences. A team of scientists from the Joint ...
Page 5 of 6:« First « 2 3 4 5 6 »


Copyright © 2012. Logical Science All Rights Reserved & Design by Xpert Web Builder