For modern biologists, the ability to capture high-quality, three-dimensional (3-D) images of living tissues or…
Month: July 2011
Global bioterrorism threat analyzed for world animal health office
Around the globe, many nations are realizing that the potential for bioterrorism isn’t just about…
Retinal cells thoughts to be the same are not, biologist says
Light-sensing cells in the eye that were thought to be identical and responsible for both…
Biofuels: Novel gene increases yeast’s appetite for plant sugars
For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into…
Scientists discover potential stroke treatment that may extend time to prevent brain damage
A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental…
Interrupted sleep impairs memory in mice
With the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, researchers…
Climate change to increase Yellowstone wildfires dramatically
An increase in wildfires due to climate change could rapidly and profoundly alter the Greater…
Warming climate likely to dramatically increase Yellowstone fires by mid-century
Climate is changing fire patterns in the west in a way that could markedly change…
New pathway to potential therapies for advanced prostate cancer
Researchers have narrowed the potential drug targets for advanced prostate cancer by demonstrating that late-stage…
Climate-change-induced wildfires may alter Yellowstone forests
Climate change in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will increase the frequency of wildfires and alter…