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| A never-ending dance of RNA | | Nature - 2 Hours ago | | The recreation of life's origins comes a self-catalysing step closer Erika Check Hayden RNA, a chemical related to DNA, can be used as the basis of a system in which pairs of molecules endlessy reproduce | | | | Add Comment |
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| Study: Insects mistake roads for water | | UPI - 3 Hours ago | | HICKORY CORNERS, Mich., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Insects mistake buildings, cars and even roads for water, laying eggs that will never hatch and jeopardizing ecosystems, a U.S. university researcher said. These | | | | Add Comment |
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| Drugs unlock the body's own stem cell cabinet | | New Scientist - 5 Hours ago | | For similar stories, visit the Stem Cells Topic Guide The scope for patients to be treated with their own stem cells has been boosted by discovery of drug regimes that liberate specific types of stem | | | | Add Comment |
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| Rare owl in Ottawa lures birders from afar | | CBC - 6 Hours ago | | A hawk owl, which is native to Canada's northern boreal forest, was spotted in Crystal Bay Park in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Steve Fischer/CBC) A winter snowstorm didn't discourage a pair of bird enthusiasts | | | | Add Comment |
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| Protein-maker functions like an editor | | The Hindu - 8 Hours ago | | Washington (IANS): The enzyme machine that translates a cell's DNA code into the proteins of life is amazing as an 'editorial perfectionist'. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | | | | Add Comment |
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| Wildlife confused by polarised light pollution | | New Scientist - 9 Hours ago | | For similar stories, visit the Endangered Species Topic Guide What do sky scrapers have in common with ponds? The way they polarise light acts as a magnet to some animals, say researchers. This unwanted | | | | Add Comment |
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| Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease | | Terra Daily - 11 Hours ago | | FARM NEWS illustration only by Staff Writers Corvallis, OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2009 Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease - quadrupling | | | | Add Comment |
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| Great Lakes Facing Wide Alien Species Invasion | | Discovery Channel - 106 Minutes ago | | Jan. 8, 2009 -- Dozens of foreign species could spread across in coming years despite policies designed to keep them out, causing significant environmental and economic damage, a federal report says. | | | | Add Comment |
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