New York, Oct 27 (IANS) As the debate over the safety of genetically modified food continues to rage, biologists have found that GM squash plants - resistant to three major viral diseases ...

Sydney, Oct 26 (IANS) Roads, the most visible symbols of progress, are the biggest threat to the world's tropical rainforests, says a new study. "Clearing wide paths in any forest has a strong ...

London, Oct 22 (ANI): Plants and animals, that have sex with a partner rather than doing it alone via self-fertilization, give their offspring a better chance for longer lives, says a new ...

Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Novel iPhone applications developed by University of Utah researchers could help students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyse other three-dimensional images.The researchers ...

Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Novel iPhone applications developed by University of Utah researchers could help students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyse other three-dimensional images.The researchers ...

Sydney, Oct 9 (IANS) Anti-oxidants, popularly touted for health promoting benefits, could also bring on early onset of type-2 diabetes, says a new study. A team of scientists, led by Tony Tiganis, molecular ...

Washington, October 6 (ANI): Scientists have discovered seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. The discoveries also shed light on the evolution of ...

Washington, Sep 13 (ANI): A Northeastern University neurobiologist is collaborating with Harvard University researchers to develop micro flying robots that will emulate the bees' brain, body and collective behaviour. Biology professor Joseph Ayers ...

Washington, August 7 (ANI): An analysis of 200 million years of history for marine clams found that vulnerability to extinction runs in evolutionary families, even when the losses result form ongoing, background ...

Washington, August 4 (ANI): A new research has found that pine trees grown for 12 years in air one-and-a-half times richer in carbon dioxide (CO2) than today's levels produced twice as many ...

Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Diets high in fructose, a type of sugar found in most processed foods and beverages, impairs memory, according to a new study. Amy Ross, graduate student in the lab ...

Washington, July 19 (ANI): A Georgia State University researcher has shed light on the mechanisms related to DNA replication and transcription - something that may help develop new therapies for various diseases. If ...

Washington, July 15 (ANI): New findings from Queen's University biologists in Canada show that smaller plants have many advantages over bigger ones, as they have superior 'staying power'. "Until now most of the ...

Washington, July 5 (ANI): Queen's University biologists have revealed that insight into the locust's brain may offer a novel way to manipulate human brain to stave off diseases like migraines, stroke, and ...

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Queen's University biologists have revealed that insight into the locust's brain may offer a novel way to manipulate human brain to stave off diseases like migraines, stroke, and ...

London, July 4 (IANS) Scientists are focussing on bacteria-killer proteins known as colicins to potentially open the way to new medicines. A team led by Colin Kleanthous, biology professor from the University of ...

Washington, May 1 (ANI): Scientists have solved the mysterious disappearance of Everett Ruess, a 20-year-old artist, writer and footloose explorer who wandered the Southwest in the early 1930s. The short, compelling life ...

Washington, March 4 (ANI): A new research has indicated that lizards living in tropical forests in Central and South America and the Caribbean could be in serious peril from rising temperatures ...

London, Feb 16 (IANS) Surprisingly, humans and chimps, who share much of the similarities and yet look so different, are separated only by a few genes. There may be greater genetic variation ...

Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): Researchers at University of Utah have identified a worm gene that can be over-activated to speed damaged nerve cell regeneration. The researchers said that their discovery is a ...

Washington, December 25 (ANI): A team of researchers from Purdue University and The Catholic University of America has identified the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into ...

Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): In a new analysis, researchers from the University of Illinois in the US have determined that replacing corn with perennial grasses has a beneficial effect on soil ...

Washington, November 28 (ANI): A Stanford University researcher has predicted that male sprinters may one day break Usain Bolt''s current world record of running 100 metres in 9.69 seconds, created at ...

Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): A team of biologists from Queens and York University in Canada has detected a new and dangerous environmental threat in North American lakes, in the form of ...

Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Seasonal affective disorder or SAD can be a debilitating depression that begins in the autumn and continues through winter. A new study indicates that SAD may be linked ...

Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): A genetic study of a fish that lives in the icy waters off Antarctica sheds light on the adaptations that enable it to survive in one of ...

Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) When a cell's chromosomes lose their ends, it usually self-destructs to stem genetic damage. If it doesn't it becomes cancerous. The new study of fruit flies by University ...

Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) A gene in rice identified by scientists, that controls the size and weight of the grains, might open the way to high-yield variant and benefit vast numbers for ...

London, Sept 29 (ANI): A research team led by Penn State Distinguished Professor of Biology Hong Ma has found a new gene in rice, called GIF1, which may prove beneficial for ...

New York, Aug 7 (IANS) E. coli has remained a mystery for long as a fourth of the roughly 4,000 genes it carries are unknown to researchers. But 'GIANT-Coli,' short for genetic ...