May 10, 2011
‘Smoke detector’ gene discovered in plants
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have discovered a gene that allows dormant seeds buried in the soil to detect germination stimulant...
May 10, 2011
New ‘corn atlas’ shows which genes are active during each stage of plant growth
Just as a road atlas helps travelers find their way, a new corn atlas will help plant scientists navigate vast amounts of gene expression data from th...
May 09, 2011
University of Alberta researchers find potential MS therapy could kill brain cells
Researchers with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have discovered that some “protective” T-cells can kill neur...
May 06, 2011
Bristol scientists pave the way to tackling anxiety disorders
Anxiety disorders are severely debilitating, the commonest cause of disability in the US workplace, and a source of great anguish to individuals and t...
May 05, 2011
Reptile ‘cousins’ shed new light on end-Permian extinction
The end-Permian extinction, by far the most dramatic biological crisis to affect life on Earth, may not have been as catastrophic for some creatures a...
May 04, 2011
New link in tinnitus research
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have shown changes in a part of the brain previously not known to be involved in tinnitus generatio...
May 04, 2011
Turning coal into methane using nanotechnology
A University of Alberta researcher has received special funding to turn underground coal seams into methane gas, a less environmentally harmful source...
May 03, 2011
Study finds Canada's Arctic glaciers and ice caps losing water at an alarming rate
The work of Faculty of Science PhD graduate Alex Gardner—published in Nature magazine in April—has revealed some alarming evidence that Canada's A...
May 03, 2011
The sea dragons bounce back
The evolution of ichthyosaurs, important marine predators of the age of dinosaurs, was hit hard by a mass extinction event 200 million years ago, acco...
