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News | Archive (October 2008)
Complete mitochondrial genome of Oetzi yields surprise
— 31 Oct 2008 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have revealed the complete mitochondrial genome of one of the world's most celebrated mummies, known as the Tyrolean Iceman or Oetzi. The sequence represents the oldest complete DNA sequence of modern humans' mitochondria, according to the report published online on 30 October in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication…
Following the Phoenicians: Sophisticated genetic methodology complements historical record
— 31 Oct 2008 | TechnologyA new study uses a sophisticated genetic strategy to reveal new roads past an apparent dead end in the historical record of a distinctive civilisation that dominated the Mediterranean Sea during the first millennium BC…
Putin signs on dotted line for Far-Eastern leopards
— 31 Oct 2008 | EnvironmentRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed the decree which will put into effect a long-sought protected area that will house half of all remaining Far-Eastern leopards…
How did glycine significantly decrease liver injury?
— 31 Oct 2008 | HealthThe nonessential amino acid glycine has been shown to be anti-inflammatory in several animal injury models. Recent studies demonstrated that dietary glycine protected both the lung and liver against lethal doses of endotoxin in rat or other animals and improved graft survival after liver transplantation…
'Opt out' system could solve donor organ shortage
— 31 Oct 2008 | HealthA system of presumed consent for organ donation - where people have to opt out of donating their organs when they die - is the best way to tackle a growing waiting list for transplant. That is the opinion of Dr John Troyer, an expert in organ donation and the illegal trade of body parts, who has recently joined the University of Bath's Centre for Death and Society…
Corn researchers discover novel gene shut-off mechanisms
— 31 Oct 2008 | BiologyUniversity of Delaware scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Arizona and South Dakota State University, have identified unusual differences in the natural mechanisms that turn off, or 'silence,' genes in corn…
Food allergies: Overestimated and underestimated
— 31 Oct 2008 | HealthHalf of all food allergies are not food allergies at all. This is what Cornelia S. Seitz et al., allergologists from Wuerzburg University, concluded in a study with 419 patients, as presented in the current edition of Deutsches Aerzteblatt International…
Europe seeks consensus over 'living wills'
— 31 Oct 2008 | HealthThe question whether a common European position on advance directives, or 'living wills' is ethically required and practically feasible was discussed at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation…
Royal visit puts focus on Brunei peat forests
— 31 Oct 2008 | EnvironmentA visit to Brunei by HRH the Prince of Wales and HRH the Duchess of Cornwall is focussing attention on the small sultanate's disproportionate share of pristine peatlands and forests…
In which way does climate change affect the complex interaction in ecosystems?
— 31 Oct 2008 | EnvironmentChanges to marine ecosystems caused by climatic conditions show how closely physiological and ecological processes are intertwined. This is described by Prof. Dr Hans-Otto Poertner, physiological ecologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association, in the current issue of the periodical Science…
MTV survey cranks up the volume on loud music's impact on hearing
Floral changes across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary linked to extensive volcanism