Biological Science

National genome centre launched in Norwich

A new UK national genome centre has been officially opened today (3 July) by Nobel Laureate and genome pioneer Professor Sir John Sulston and the Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk.

Triple Fossil Find Puts Australia Back On The Dinosaur Map

Scientists have discovered three new species of Australian dinosaur discovered in a prehistoric billabong in Western Queensland.

Clancy, Banjo, and Matilda, New Australian dinosaurs

It's a secret. There is such a thing as Australian parochialism in paleontology, in naming dinosaurs, like everything else. Clancy, Banjo and Matilda are named after Banjo Patterson’s poem Clancy of the Overflow, and Waltzing Matilda.

The genome-assisted barnyard

In contrast to the slow translation of human genome information into medicine, animal genomics is likely to have a rapid and tangible impact on agriculture.

Dinosaurs carked by a billabong

THREE new species of dinosaur have been discovered at the site of a prehistoric billabong in western Queensland -- one of them a vicious, meat-eating Australian version of the velociraptor, made famous in the film Jurassic Park.

Three new dinosaur species found in Australia (AFP)

AFP/File – Will Murphy, 7, inspects the teeth of a Theropod dinosaur at an exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, 2008. …

Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found

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Three new dinosaurs found in Australia

Workers set up one of the dinosaurs for a new display at the St. Louis Zoo on April 1, 2008. Some of the sixteen life-size animatronic dinosaurs that will entertain visitors through September include Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Dilophosaurus, Stegosaurus, and some baby dinosaurs. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

Sweeter fruit may follow melon genome completion

Scientists from Texas have completed the mapping of the melon genome, opening up possibilities for sweeter or more nutritious fruits.

New large dinosaurs discovered in Australia

Sydney - Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.

Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects: Locusts Shed Light On Migraines, Stroke And Epilepsy

A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these conditions.

Febit launches mouse genome on a chip

Febit has announced the launch of a biochip covering the whole mouse genome for DNA/RNA detection and enrichment.

Banjosaurus: Australian dinosaur discovery

Nicknamed Banjo he had three large slashing claws on each hand and is the most complete meat-eater ever found in Australia.

Genetically engineered mice yield clues to 'knocking out' cancer

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), New York University, Oregon Health and Science University: Genetically engineered mice yield clues to 'knocking out' cancer

Using Cell-Based ELISAS to Measure the Levels of Two Proteins Simultaneously in Whole Cells

R&D Systems present a method for use in protein phosphorylation analysis or to assess changes in protein levels in response to stimulatory or inhibitory conditions. Two-color fluorescence detection allows the protein of interest and a normalization protein to be detected in the same microplate well, without the need for lysate preparation. Ratiometric analysis of the two wavelengths corrects for well-to-well variations, providing a reliable measurement of target protein levels.

Panorama? Ab Microarray Offers a Valuable Tool for Studying the Differential Expression of Proteins in Cells

Panorama™ Ab Microarray Offers a Valuable Tool for Studying the Differential Expression of Proteins in Cells

Recognition of subtype non-small cell lung cancer by DNA aptamers selected from living cells

In this work, we have developed new aptamer probes for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by directing the aptamer selection process against the living cells of adenocarcinoma, the most common subtype of NSCLC. A panel of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) aptamers were generated and evaluated for adenocarcinoma cell recognition. The aptamers bound to the adenocarcinoma cells with dissociation constants in the nanomolar range and the binding of the selected aptamers to the adenocarcinoma cells were significantly stronger than the other cancerous lung cells as well as other types of cancer cells. Moreover, the application of the aptamers to the clinical tissue section samples showed the differentiation of adenocarcinoma from normal lung tissue and other subtypes of lung cancer.

INDUSTRY: Beisbol Expands; Outdoor Channel Partners With Fly Fishing Film Tour

(SBN) has extended its platform through new relationships with the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and the Angels. With the additions, SBN now reaches more than 17 million Hispanic households with its Spanish-language baseball coverage ---

Billabong fossil finds end Australia's dinosaur drought

Australia's dinosaur drought has ended. The discovery of two massive plant-eating titanosaurs, and a velociraptor-like predator, promises to put Australia on the global dinosaur map at last.

Three new dinosaurs discovered in Qld:

More Than 800 Wildlife Species Now Extinct

More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.

Australia Discovers 3 New Large Dinosaurs

Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.

Tag and modify proteins

New protein structures can be created using a process called tag and modify, suggest UK scientists. They hope the process will lead to developments such as new drugs and biochemical probes.

Probing protein aggregation

In 2006 an estimated 26.6 million people worldwide had Alzheimer's disease and those numbers are expected to have quadrupled by the year 2050. Now scientists in the US have developed a probe to better understand protein aggregation processes linked to the disease.

UK launches new genome centre

The UK has taken another step forward in pioneering genetics work by opening a new genome centre in Norfolk.