Sex-deprived fruit flies use alcohol to cope
March 22nd, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Sex-deprived fruit flies are more likely to ingest alcohol, while just-mated ones are more likely to take a pass on the booze, a new study suggests.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Cellular images now captured in 3D
March 6th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Researchers can now peer right into cellular processes and that too in 3D, thanks to an amazing microscope.
The microscopy technique takes images at high speed, ... Read more...
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New microscope helps create dazzling 3-D movies of live cells
March 5th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 5 (ANI): Scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus have invented a new microscope that will let researchers use an exquisitely thin sheet of light to peer ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
In fruit flies, some cells can’t tell whether they are males or females
May 5th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Janelia Farm Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have found that most cells in fruit flies' bodies are identical, regardless of whether they ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Stimulating one brain cell is all it takes to change behaviour
December 20th, 2007 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
London, December 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that stimulating one brain cell is enough to affect learning and behaviour.The finding contrasts with the long-held notion that thousands of neurons are required ... Read more...
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