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News in this category : Biology
Published at
6/1/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Science communication,Agriculture,Astronomy,Biology,Chemistry,Physics,Geography,Genetics,Geology,Mathematics,Medicine,Environment,Personalia,Materials science All participants will be entered into a prize draw and for the winner British Council will donate £250 to a charity of his/ her choice.
Published at
5/31/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Science communication,Agriculture,Biology,Chemistry,Physics,Geology,Environment,Materials science,Technology,Technology transfer Biodiversity is the main theme of the Green Week 2010. It is the largest annual conference on European environment policy. The conference and exhibition will take place on June 1-4 in Brussels, Belgium.
Published at
3/11/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Science communication,Science and politics,Agriculture,Biology,Chemistry,Physics,Geography,Science and education,Geology,Mathematics,Environment The "TWAS Prizes" are awarded to individual scientists in developing countries in recognition of outstanding contributions to knowledge in eight fields of science: biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, agricultural sciences, earth sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences. Nominations for the 2010 prizes must be submitted by 31 March 2010. Each prize consists of 15,000 US dollars and is accompanied by a plaque inscribed with the recipient's major contributions.
Published at
2/9/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Chemistry,Medicine,Technology American scientists from confirm that beer is a very rich source of silicon that is a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Details of this study are available in the February issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
Published at
2/8/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Medicine,Personalia,Science and sport Researchers from 14 institutions in Canada, UK, Denmark, Sweden, and USA have just published a comprehensive look at a group of genes and found a way to predict who will benefit the most from exercise. Their latest work builds on the current belief among researchers that one of the best predictors of health and longevity is our body’s ability to take in and use oxygen during maximum exercise.
The more blood our heart can pump and the more oxygen our muscles can use, the less our risk of early disease and death is. They say that’s why aerobic exercise is so important.
Published at
2/5/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Agriculture,Biology,Chemistry,Environment A new Web-based tool at South Dakota State University (SDSU) called VitisNet can help plant breeders and researchers worldwide analyze large molecular data sets in ultimately practical ways to help the grape and wine industry. Plant scientists who work with other plants besides grapevines can also benefit from the information.
Published at
2/3/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Mathematics,Science and sport The month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, an Australian researcher has found. The results of the study are published in a Springer book, series “Statistics for Biology and Health”.
Published at
2/2/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Physics,Medicine,Technology The computer mouse and keyboard will be as useful for operating a computer as much as currently diskettes are useful for storing data. That's because we will be able to control computers with simple thoughts. At least that is what suggests a research at Rowan University in the USA.
Published at
1/29/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Agriculture,Biology,Chemistry,Physics,Medicine,Environment,Personalia,Technology French researchers at CNRS Paul Pascal Research Center in Bordeaux have designed smart capsules that are able to release their contents on demand, simply by raising the temperature. This novel system opens up the way to many applications in a large number of fields such as food, perfumes and agriculture, for instance to deliver pesticides above a specific temperature.
Published at
1/29/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology Cornell researchers have discovered the longevity’s secret of bdelloid rotifers: when facing parasites and pathogens, they dry up and gone with the wind.
Published at
1/27/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Science communication,Biology,Chemistry,Science and education,Technology Students at Atkins Academic and Technology High School in cooperation with Wake Forest University and other community partners developed a new animated film called "Cell Side Story". It is a love story featuring male and female animated characters that dramatize what happens within cells. Kenny Twist represents kinesin, a motor protein found within cells. The DNA girl is DNA, the nucleic acid that tells the cells what to do. The musical video is designed to teach the basics of biotechnology.
Published at
1/15/2010 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Genetics,Medicine,Personalia The most effective drugs for treating malaria are based on extracts from the medicinal herb called Artemisia annua. The new genetic map obtained by plant scientists at the University of York, UK, might be used to accelerate plant breeding of Artemisia and rapidly develop the species into a high-yielding crop. Research have been published in the journal Science.
Published at
1/7/2010 de Cătălin Mosoia, București, România
in categoriile: Biology,Chemistry,Personalia New fossils discovered in Gabon have provided proof of the existence of multi-cellular organisms 2.1 billion years ago. Until now, the first complex life forms made up of several cells dated from around 600 million years ago as it is stated in a CNRS news release.
Published at
1/7/2010 de Cătălin Mosoia, București, România
in categoriile: Biology,Chemistry,Medicine,Personalia British scientists at Leicester University revealed the mechanism by which memories are formed. They found one of the key proteins involved in the process of memory and learning. The research has potential to impact drug design to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Published at
8/21/2009 de Sotira Trifourki, Manchester, UK
in categoriile: Biology,Chemistry,Medicine,Personalia Cancer remains a deadly threat despite the best efforts of science. A collaboration between two groups of scientists has led to a new anti-cancer drug being fine-tuned to beat the war against cancer.
Published at
8/20/2009 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Medicine,Personalia The transmission of malaria by mosquitoes, one of the most important scientific discoveries in the battle against the disease, was made 112 years ago by Sir Ronald Ross. The history of science note that this happened on August 20, 1897. For this discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1902.
Published at
8/14/2009 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Medicine,Personalia Drinking white tea reduces the risk of cancer, rheumatic arthritis and the late appearance of wrinkles. At least so claim British researchers who tested more than 20 plants and extracts of herbs. Experts from Kingston University and Neal’s Yard Remedies have surprisingly discovered although all of the tested extracts have some beneficial effects on health, white tea surpasses all of them in terms of efficiency.
Published at
8/13/2009 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Medicine,Personalia UK researchers have begun the first swine-flu (H1N1 flu) vaccine trials at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. The trials are led by the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. First results from the trials are expected in September 2009.
Published at
2/27/2009 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Biology,Physics,Medicine,Personalia,Technology Researchers from Vanderbilt University, USA, have developed the world’s smallest periscope. It can be used to analyze cells and micro-organisms from several angles simultaneously.
Published at
7/11/2008 de Catalin Mosoia, Bucharest, Romania
in categoriile: Science communication,Science journalism,Biology,Chemistry,Physics,Science and education ‘European Initiative for Communicators of Science’ (EICOS) Fellowships 2009