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Horse genome assembled
The first draft of the horse genome sequence has been deposited in public databases and is freely available for use by biomedical and veterinary researchers around the globe, leaders of the international Horse Genome Sequencing Project announced today.   view more (2007-02-08)

Decoding protein structures helps illuminate cause of diabetes
Any photographer can vouch for the difficulty of capturing a clear picture of a moving target. When it comes to molecules, however, sometimes the motion is exactly what scientists want to see - for example, to understand the pathological protein mis-folding and assembly that seem to underlie a... view more (2007-05-17)

MIT researchers build tiny batteries with viruses
MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small "nanowire" structures for use in very thin lithium-ion batteries.   view more (2006-04-07)

New degree of importance for North-East England
The UK's first ever degree in North-East studies has been launched by the University of Sunderland. The unique course will look at every aspect of life in the region from the start of industrialisation, around the 1800s, to the present day. Students will get a grounding in the cultural, historical,... view more (2003-06-03)

Sight for sore eyes
An inventive breakthrough from the Applied Optics Group at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) is set to revolutionise current methods of eye examinations. Professor David Jackson, Dr Adrian Podoleanu and Dr John Rogers, who gained his doctorate at Kent, have developed an instrument known as... view more (2002-03-13)

In chemical genetics, a new strategy could speed drug discovery
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have developed a new technique to speed discovery of drug targets in chemical genetics. As highlighted on the April cover of Chemistry & Biology, Fox Chase researcher Jeffrey R. Peterson, Ph.D., and his colleagues describe a new way to swiftly find the... view more (2006-04-24)

Researchers have discovered a gene that can block the spread of HIV
A team of researchers at the University of Alberta, including a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, have discovered a gene that is able to block HIV, and thought to in turn prevent the onset of AIDS.   view more (2008-02-29)

Media Invitation - 'Domes of Discovery' gears up old observatory for historic telescopes opening
A huge telescope is the centerpiece of a new exhibition called 'Domes of Discovery' at The Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux, Sussex. 'Domes of Discovery' tells the story of the world-famous Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) that was once based at Herstmonceux, and is housed in one of the... view more (2003-03-31)

The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration
Joint statement by the International Space Station Heads of Agency ESA PR 33-2008. The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met today at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France, to review ISS cooperation.   view more (2008-07-21)

Massive reanalysis of genome data solves case of the lethal genes
It is better to be looked over than overlooked, Mae West supposedly said. These are words of wisdom for genome data-miners of today.   view more (2007-10-19)

A wasted opportunity?
British biologists are urging UK Departments of the Environment to expand a proposed two-year research programme into nuclear waste disposal in length and range to at least five years. Without knowledge of the biological and geological effects for each radioactive isotope, it will be impossible to... view more (2002-03-19)

Zebrafish to shed light on human mitochondrial diseases
Zebrafish can now be used to study COX deficiencies in humans, a discovery that gives scientists an unprecedented window to view the earliest stages of mitochondrial impairments that lead to potentially fatal metabolic disorders.   view more (2007-09-14)

Hans Wigzell named America’s Swede of the Year
Professor Hans Wigzell, rector of Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and a world leader in immunology, has been chosen by the Swedish Council of America to receive the honorary title of America’s Swede of the Year.   view more (2002-09-03)

More Frequent Rest Breaks Could Reduce Industrial Accidents (p 680)
Increasing the frequency of short rest-breaks for factory workers who operate machinery could substantially reduce their risk of industrial accidents, suggest authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Phillip Tucker from the University of Swansea, UK, and colleagues studied... view more (2003-02-19)

Multitasking nanotechnology
Confocal microscope image of a self-assembled monolayer of a polychlorotriphenyl methyl radical patterned on a quartz surface. This multifunctional molecule behaves as an electroactive switch with optical and magnetic response.   view more (2008-07-11)

Microtubule protein interactions visualized en masse
In a new study published online in the open access journal PLoS Biology, Philipp Niethammer, Eric Karsenti, and colleagues investigate the regulation of microtubule dynamics via application of their new method, called visual immunoprecipitation (VIP), which enables simultaneous visualization of... view more (2007-01-16)

Anthrax inhibitor counteracts toxin, may lead to new therapeutics
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Toronto have designed a nanoscale assembly of molecules that successfully counteracts and inhibits anthrax toxin in animal and laboratory experiments.   view more (2006-04-24)

Mechanism for regulation of growth and differentiation of adult muscle stem cells is revealed
During muscle regeneration, which is a natural response to injury and disease, environmental cues cause adult muscle stem cells (satellite cells) to shift from dormancy to actively building new muscle tissue.   view more (2007-12-10)

A New Vision For Human Security (p 1665)
This week's editorial discusses the implications for global health on a recently published report by the Commission on Human Security-which defines security in terms of human development, human rights, and democracy-and highlights WHO's vital future role in ensuring the report is implemented. The... view more (2003-05-14)

Jules Verne ATV atop launcher
Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been encapsulated in its huge fairing on top of the Ariane 5 launcher.   view more (2008-02-29)

Evolution in the Nanoworld
The automatic molecular assembly and selection steps exhibited by the molecules, which start as random mixtures, demonstrates a fundamental step in the evolution of life.   view more (2007-10-31)

Lotus effect shakes off dirt
The lotus - a flowering wetland plant native to Asia - may not at first glance be of interest to the nanotechnologist. But researchers at German chemical company BASF are developing a spray-on coating that mimics the way lotus leaves repel water droplets and particles of dirt. The story is reported... view more (2002-11-08)

New insights into how the oncogenic protein c-Myc regulates cell growth
New findings by Swedish and German scientists on the regulation of cellular growth are published in the March issue of Nature Cell Biology.   view more (2005-02-20)

Researchers map infectious hepatitis B virus
Using electron cryomicroscopy and computer image analysis, the scientists visualized two intermediate forms of the virus that exist within infected cells. In addition, they were able to determine a three-dimensional map by analysis of infectious hepatitis B virus isolated from patient blood samples.   view more (2006-06-26)

Opals manufactured by beetles
The gemstone opal could be manufactured synthetically copying a technique employed by a beetle to control the appearance of its outer shell. Researchers from the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford have discovered the first case of opal in an animal, in this case in the weevil... view more (2003-12-16)
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