Light Switches Neurons On and Off Researchers have invented a genetically-engineered way to turn the electrical impulses of brain cells on and off with pulses...
3rd International Phytopathological Conference In terms of present and future scenarios of population growth, the community of plant pathologists is facing an...
MicroRNA can be Tumor supressor In the May 1 issue of Genes & Development, UVa researchers Drs. Yong Sun Lee and Anindya Dutta have shown that microRNAs can...
MicroRNA was discovered in Unicellular Organisms In the May 15th issue of Genes & Development, an international collaboration of researchers, led by Dr. Yijun...
Reversing cancer cells to normal cells In earlier work, Northwestern University scientist Mary J.C. Hendrix and colleagues discovered that aggressive melanoma...
PCR on a chip A pocket-sized polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine for conducting DNA and RNA based tests in 20 minutes has been developed by a research team...
[Opossum (Paul Samollow, SFBR, San Antonio)] The small creature is normally found in the trees of South AmericaThe grey, short-tailed opossum has become the...
SECRET OF PRIONS Researchers have known for decades that certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as mad cow disease or its human equivalent, Cruetzfeldt-Jakob...
[Blood] The researchers said the artificial blood was easier to storeScientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in...
Solving The Structure Of XDNA Scientists at Stanford University have created an expanded molecule of DNA with a double helix wider than any found in nature....
Bacteria can generate renewable energy from pollution Bruce Rittmann, Director of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Biodesign Institute, and...
Until recently, transport of tRNA was presumed to be unidirectional, from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. However,it is revealed that cytoplasmic tRNAs move...
[Heart] Unfair treatment outside the office could increase risks of heart diseasePeople who feel they are treated unfairly, including in the home and...
Genome of yellow fever/dengue fever mosquito sequenced Developing new strategies to prevent and control yellow fever and dengue fever has become more...
Maggots eat up resistant bacteria The drug-resistant bug MRSA has a new adversary — the maggot. Researchers in Manchester, UK, have just won a grant to...
Illuminating infection To detect a parvovirus you just need to lighten up, say Italian scientists. "The virus is responsible for a range of clinical syndromes...
Power Up With Magnetic Bacteria A 16-year-old high school student has invented a new way of producing electricity by harnessing the brawny power of bacteria. ...
CURE FOR HCV The use of peginterferon alone, or in combination with ribavirin, points to a cure for hepatitis C, the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer...
UDERC is pleased to announce the following short course through distance learning. Distance Learning Certificate Program: Social Capacity Building for Arsenic...
An extraordinary underwater trackway with 12 consecutive prints provides the most compelling evidence to-date that some dinosaurs were swimmers. The...
New Non-Invasive Vaccine Strategy Offer Protection Against Tetanus and Anthrax A new vaccine strategy using genetically engineered bacteria topically applied...
Project Title: "Contribution of plant pathogens to yield loss following continuous cropping of OSR" under the supervision of Professor John Whipps (Principal...
Ph.D. studentship. A two year full fellowship plus a two year contract are available in the Stem Cell Differentiation laboratory. The project involves the...
Genome of Clostridium botulinum was sequenced, the world most deadliest toxin producing Organism The genome of the organism that produces the world’s most...
90% Overseas Scholarships (Phase2-Batch2) Applications are invited from outstanding Pakistani/AJK nationals for the award of scholarships in selected fields...
Plants have developed a number of defense mechanisms against attacks by herbivores. In the case of Nicotiana attenuata (coyote tobacco), these mechanisms...
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*Principle of Pyrosequencing Technology* *Pyrosequencing™ is sequencing by synthesis, a simple to use technique for accurate and quantitative analysis of DNA...
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