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News | Archive (27 February 2008)
Spitzer's eyes perfect for spotting diamonds in the sky
— 18:00 GMT | AstronomyDiamonds may be rare on Earth, but surprisingly common in space - and the super-sensitive infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope are perfect for scouting them, say scientists at the NASA Ames Research Centre in Moffett Field, California…
Breakthrough in plant research: gene discovery provides new tool to develop drought-tolerant crops
— 18:00 GMT | BiologyThe research groups of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences of the University of Helsinki and the University of California in San Diego have discovered a gene that is centrally involved in the regulation of carbon dioxide uptake for photosynthesis and water evaporation in plants…
Building brains: mammalian-like neurogenesis in fruit flies
— 16:31 GMT | BiologyThe nerve cells in the brain of Drosophila are generated by neural stem cell-like progenitor cells called neuroblasts. In the currently accepted model of neurogenesis, these neuroblast divide asymmetrically both to self renew and to produce a smaller progenitor cell…
Non-native fish a benefit not a burden
— 16:31 GMT | EnvironmentA major study authored by a leading conservation ecologist from Bournemouth University has found that the majority of non-native fish introduced to freshwater habitats around the world actually do more good than harm…
Do patients with IBD receive optimal care?
— 16:31 GMT | HealthInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic recurrent gastrointestinal disease. The disease has a relatively higher morbidity in young adults, in whom growth, education, employment and wellbeing all are adversely influenced…
Who found some new mechanisms of HBV virulence?
— 16:31 GMT | HealthThis dreadful HBV is small in size. The genome of this virus is a partial double stranded circle. When made fully double stranded, this genome carries about 3000 base pairs, compared to 200 kilo base pairs of the genome of the smallpox virus…
Researchers find new evidence linking kava to liver damage
— 16:31 GMT | HealthIn recent years, serious concerns about the dangers of kava and the effects on the liver have resulted in regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration and Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, banning or restricting the sale of kava and kava products…
Three newly discovered ERK pathway proteins related to CagA induced disease
— 16:31 GMT | HealthCytotoxin-associated gene A protein (CagA) from type I H. pylori has been proved by epidemiological and experimental studies to be closely associated with the H. pylori induced gastric diseases, especially gastric cancer…
New theory sheds light on space enigma
— 16:10 GMT | AstronomyAn enormous plume of dust and water spurts violently into space from the south pole of Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon. This raging eruption has intrigued scientists ever since the Cassini spacecraft provided dramatic images of the phenomenon…
Pancake prevents collapse
— 16:10 GMT | PhysicsInstabilities in clouds of attracting matter are a well known phenomenon. In astrophysics, they lead to spectacular effects such as supernovae. But also in a gas, when it is made up of tiny atomic magnets, the magnetic forces lead to instabilities…
Possibility of finding Earth-like planets on the 'RISE'
'Focused' solar explosions get hotter