Sep 16, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A researcher in the School of Biological Sciences, Kate Charlton-Robb, unearthed the remarkable findings, showing that coastal dolphins in southern Australia...

Sep 15, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A study led by Stanford University researchers at a waterhole in Namibia, shows that in years of low rainfall, when resources are scarce, some male elephants...

Sep 15, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of 17 strains of common lab mice, according to  this week’s issue of Nature. This...

Sep 13, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies have identified a total of 23 gene regions associated...

Sep 9, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers have discovered why butterflies have the capacity to change their wing patterns to mimic neighbouring species and ensure their survival from...

Sep 9, 2011 by Natali Anderson

The cause of loud sounds generated by males of some hummingbird species has been identified for the first time. A paper published in the September 9 issue...

Sep 8, 2011 by Natali Anderson

German researchers have found that sniffer dogs can help physicians make early yet reliable detections of lung cancer in patients, according to the European...

Sep 8, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Cardiologists at Royal Brompton Hospital, UK have discovered that scanning the heart using cardiovascular magnetic resonance can better diagnose and treat...

Sep 6, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases. The team of scientists from Canada, Germany,...

Sep 2, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have discovered a genetic cause of extreme thinness for the first time, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. The research...

Sep 1, 2011 by Natali Anderson

The green anole lizard Anolis carolinensis, a native of the Southeastern United States, is the first nonbird species of reptile to have its genome sequenced...

Aug 31, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Six new genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes in South Asians have been identified by a team of international researchers. Writing in the journal...

Aug 30, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A clinical trial of a potential Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug farmed from genetically modified (GM) tobacco plants has at long last got underway...

Aug 26, 2011 by Natali Anderson

When a male rat senses the presence of a fetching female rat, a certain region of his brain lights up with neural activity, in anticipation of romance....

Aug 11, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of astronomers has made the first undisputed detection of oxygen molecules in space. Using data from the European Space Agency’s...