News tagged with life sciences
Namibia sponge fossils are world's first animals: study
Scientists digging in a Namibian national park have uncovered sponge-like fossils they say are the first animals, a discovery that would push the emergence of animal life back millions of years.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Researchers seek to beat 'molecular obesity'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Dundee have come up with a new innovative approach in the quest to reduce failure rates in the drug discovery process and fight 'molecular obesity'.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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'Meating' a solution: Research finds that LED lights extend meat shelf life, save retailers money
A switch to LED lights in refrigeration units could save the retail meat industry millions of dollars each year, according to research from Kansas State University.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Spacecraft completes biggest maneuver
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Wednesday with the biggest maneuver planned for the mission's journey between Earth and Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2012 |
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A small step for lungfish, a big step for the evolution of walking
The eel-like body and scrawny "limbs" of the African lungfish would appear to make it an unlikely innovator for locomotion. But its improbable walking behavior, newly described by University of Chicago scientists, ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Tapping the brain orchestra
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and Forschungszentrum Julich in Germany have developed a new method for detailed analyses of electrical activity in the brain. The method, recently ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Star Wars-inspired bacterium provides glimpse into life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A bacterium whose name was inspired by the Star Wars films has provided new clues into the evolution of our own cells and how they came to possess the vital energy-producing units called mitochondria.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Extra weight loss from dietary fibers extracted from seaweed
A new research project conducted at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen, shows that dietary fibres from brown algae boost the sensation of satiety, thereby making people eat less and lose more weight.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Mars science laboratory launch milestones
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Nov. 26 launch window ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Lightning sprites are out-of-this-world
Only a few decades ago, scientists discovered the existence of "sprites" 30 to 55 miles above the surface of the Earth. They're offshoots of electric discharges caused by lightning storms, and a valuable window ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Research group proposes first system for assessing the odds of life on other worlds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Within the next few years, the number of planets discovered in orbits around distant stars will likely reach several thousand or more. But even as our list of these newly discovered "exoplanets" ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Michigan scientists bring special expertise to new rover mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two University of Michigan planetary scientists are vital members of the science team of the Mars Science Laboratory, which will study whether the Red Planet was ever capable of harboring ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Childhood obesity -- what are the health risks?
It is widely suspected that the current wave of obesity among children will result in greater rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the next few decades. But a second systematic review of research into childhood ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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First observation of metamorphosis of an enzyme that catalyzes two chemical reactions
Professor Takayoshi Wakagi and Associate Professor Shinya Fushinobu of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo and colleagues were the first to clarify how an enzyme ...
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Surgery on toy animals lessens anxiety of veterinary students
Training basic surgical techniques on toy animals before having to perform operations on living animals makes veterinary students much less anxious. At the same time, the use of laboratory animals is minimised. This is documented ...
Nov 15, 2011 |
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