News articles tagged with 'mammal'
'Genome 10K' proposal aims to sequence 10,000 vertebrates
— 5 Nov 2009 13:00 | BiologyAn international group of scientists is proposing to generate whole genome sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species using technology so new it hasn't yet been invented. But the scientists... — full story
Do 3 meals a day keep fungi away?
— 16 Oct 2009 10:15 | BiologyThe fact that they eat a lot - and often - may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein... — full story
Bug barcode readers hold out promise of universal vaccines
— 16 Oct 2009 08:50 | HealthVeterinary scientists have made a discovery that promises to deliver a new approach to fast development of cheap vaccines that are effective in all mammals - not just humans or another... — full story
Chinese and American palaeontologists discover a new Mesozoic mammal
— 10 Oct 2009 10:28 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of palaeontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 123 million years ago in what is now the Liaoning Province in northeastern China. The newly... — full story
Small mammals have a 'Celtic fringe' too
— 30 Sep 2009 16:40 | BiologyThe origin of the 'Celtic fringe' of genetically and culturally distinctive people in the northern and western British Isles is the source of fierce academic controversy... — full story
Molecular decay of enamel-specific gene in toothless mammals supports theory of evolution
— 4 Sep 2009 17:11 | BiologyBiologists at the University of California, Riverside report new evidence for evolutionary change recorded in both the fossil record and the genomes (or genetic blueprints) of living... — full story
Mice run faster on high-grade oil
— 29 Jun 2009 11:46 | BiologyBetween the 1932 and 2008 Olympic Games, world record times of the men's 100m sprint improved by 0.6 seconds due to improved training techniques and technological advances. Imagine... — full story
Wildlife Conservation Society supports world's first study of egg-laying mammal
— 10 Jun 2009 06:46 | BiologyA Wildlife Conservation Society research intern working in the wilds of Papua New Guinea has successfully completed what many other field biologists considered 'mission impossible'... — full story
Climate change driving Michigan mammals north
— 13 May 2009 01:47 | EnvironmentSome Michigan mammal species are rapidly expanding their ranges northward, apparently in response to climate change, a new study shows. In the process, these historically southern species... — full story
Researchers help save rare venomous mammal from extinction
— 1 Apr 2009 11:30 | EnvironmentScientists at the University of Bath are working with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to study an endangered large shrew-like mammal that kills its prey with a venomous bite... — full story