'Dead Zone' causing wave of death off Oregon coast The most severe low-oxygen ocean conditions ever observed on the West Coast of the United States have turned parts of the seafloor off Oregon into a carpet of dead Dungeness crabs and rotting sea worms, a new survey shows. Virtually all of the fish appear to have fled the area. view more (2006-08-11)
Brown-led study rearranges some branches on animal tree of life A study led by Brown University biologist Casey Dunn uses new genomics tools to answer old questions about animal evolution. The study is the most comprehensive animal phylogenomic research project to date, involving 40 million base pairs of new DNA data taken from 29 animal species. view more (2008-03-06)
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2002 for Roger Y. Tsien The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2002 (USD 150,000) to Professor Roger Y. Tsien Department of Pharmacology, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States ‘for... view more... (2002-04-15)
Hopkins researchers develop new tool to watch real-time chemical activity in cells Attempts to identify potential drugs that interfere with the action of one particular enzyme linked to heart disease and similar health problems led scientists at Johns Hopkins to create a new tool and new experimental approach that allow them to see multiple, real-time chemical reactions in living cells. view more (2006-07-24)
