October 1st, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
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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 ...
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September 21st, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 21 (ANI): Their existence might be one of the most irritating thing for mankind, but the humble fruit fly may prove to be an unlikely human ally, thanks to ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Researchers from University of Alabama at Birmingham claim to have identified certain genetic variants that may be responsible for making people fat.
Maria De Luca, who led ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Researchers have found that genetic variants are responsible for body shape, based on a study of 228 women. The increasing prevalence of obesity and related health problems worldwide ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 31 (ANI): When it comes to finding a mate, fruit files dont require good looks, for fine-tuning of their olfactory systems is more than enough to do the magical ...
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July 30th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 30 (IANS) Animals can sense large changes in temperatures and either move away or die. Now researchers have found they can perceive small variations in temperature as well, and adjust ...
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July 29th, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 29 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) have uncovered over 80 proteins in seminal fluid that can affect the likelihood of producing offspring.
Previously not known to have ...
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July 26th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 26 (IANS) A missing gene for a particular odour receptor leaves male fruit flies clueless about sex, according to a Duke University Medical Centre study. Unable to read chemical cues, ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 24 (ANI): When it comes to matters of love, the entire courtship repertoire of male fruit fly goes awry because of one missing gene, scientists at Duke University Medical ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 10 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified more than 100 proteins inside host cells on which influenza depends, in a study on fruit flies.
According to researchers, led by ...
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July 8th, 2008 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 8 (ANI): Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University say that they have identified what types of genes are necessary for brain development.
Lead researcher Dr. Katharine Sepp and ...
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June 28th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 28 (ANI): In a fruit-fly research, scientists have demonstrated that by enhancing the production of a protein called neprilysin it is possible to reduce the formation of plaques and ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 12 (ANI): Brandeis University researchers have discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila has four large heat-responsive neurons located in its brain, which help it avoid slightly raised temperatures.
The ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , May 13 (ANI): Fruit fly or drosophila has long been used for various researches because its genetic make-up is quite close to that of humans. But now, researchers have ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 12 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered a fruit fly avoidance mechanism that could lead to new ways to control pain in humans.
At first, fruit flies ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 10 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind study on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, scientists at the Penn State University have identified a key roadblock to gene expression, which they say, ...
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April 17th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Apr 17 (ANI): Salmonella bacteria are known to dodge multiple immune responses to cause debilitating intestinal infection, but now Emory University researchers have taken a major step in finding ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Mar 25 (ANI): In a study on Drosophila (a type of fruit fly), researchers at University of Missouri have found a memory development mechanism that may help people suffering ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by admin
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New York, March 25 (IANS) Think twice before swatting one of those pesky flies - they could provide insights into Parkinson's disease or depression. Researchers have found that the study of Drosophila ...
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March 14th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, March 14 (ANI): Rockefeller University researchers have come up with an explanation of how a widely used bug repellent called DEET works, something that experts have failed to discern in ...
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January 17th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 17(ANI): Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre have found a new molecule that plays a vital role in activating the innate immune response from a fly to humans.
The ...
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January 13th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Researchers at Northwestern University have created a functional equation, using only two parameters, to show how cells pack together to create the eyes of Drosophila, better known as ...
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December 16th, 2007 - 2:52 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): The sequencing of a dainty moss called Physcomitrella has revealed as to how plants invaded the land and learned to survive heat and drought.
The mosses are land dwellers ...
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December 6th, 2007 - 3:40 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant native to the Arctic regions of Asia and Europe has been found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations.
The ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 10:17 am ICT by admin
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November 14th, 2007 - 8:13 am ICT by admin
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