Wikio - Life Sciences http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences Wikio - Sciences - Life Sciences Draft February 2006 (Www.OSIR.org.in) Life Sciences Workforce Training and Education (www.OSIR.org.in) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56945261 <html><body><p><b>Life</b> <b><b>Science</b>s</b> discovery Fund. Connect with the Governor’s new “<A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Washington" class="deep u">Washington</A> Learns” program. Include legislators who have interest or who are involved in <b>life</b> <b>science</b> projects <A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Source" class="deep u">Source</A>: www.seakingwdc.org Forest City | <b>Science</b> + Technology GroupHe is responsible for all construction activity for Forest City's [...]</p><p>Source : www.OSIR.org.in (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://osir.org.in/data/feed/" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 16:30:09 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56945261 2008-05-15T16:30:09Z CSA - Life Sciences Advisory Committee (MSAC) (Www.OSIR.org.in) (www.OSIR.org.in) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56815352 <html><body><p>to replace Professors Ken Davey and <A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Barry+Glickman" class="deep u">Barry Glickman</A>. A CSA-managed <b>Life</b> <b><b>Science</b>s</b> Advisory Committee extranet now includes information on Canadian space <b>life</b> <b>science</b> projects, and the Source: www.space.gc.ca SIX <b>science</b> fair project DIVISIONS<b>Life</b> <b>science</b> projects include botany and zoology, as well as psychology and kinesiology. Examining plant...</p><p>Source : www.OSIR.org.in (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://osir.org.in/data/feed/" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/biodiversity/botany" target="_blank">Botany</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/zoology" target="_blank">Zoology</a></p></body></html> Wed, 14 May 2008 20:15:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56815352 2008-05-14T20:15:04Z Science vs Creationism (Afrigator) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56729915 <html><body><p>]]></p><p>Source : Afrigator (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://afrigator.com/feed/" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/evolution" target="_blank">Evolution</a></p></body></html> Wed, 14 May 2008 06:25:16 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56729915 2008-05-14T06:25:16Z BioForce Nanosciences Reports Record First Quarter Results (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56956239 <html><body><p>BioForce Nano<b>science</b>s Holdings, Inc., a producer of integrated biological and mechanical systems for <b>life</b> <b>science</b> researchers at the micro and nano scales, today announced record revenue and gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2008.</p><p>Source : Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.nanowerk.com/nwfeed.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 18:28:20 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56956239 2008-05-15T18:28:20Z Gravity-defying Bird Beak Mystery Solved: Shorebirds Benefit From Surface Tension (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56956806 <html><body><p>As <A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Charles+Darwin" class="deep u">Charles Darwin</A> showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks are exquisitely adapted to the birds' feeding strategy. A team of mathematicians and engineers has now explained exactly how some shorebirds use their long, thin beaks to defy gravity and transport food into their mouths. Some species rely exclusively on a feeding mechanism that takes advantage of water's surface tension, and so are extremely...</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56956806 2008-05-15T05:00:00Z Larger Horns A Gamble For Young Soay Sheep (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56941989 <html><body><p>When it comes to winning mates, larger horns are an asset for male Soay sheep. But those that grow them may be putting their young lives on the line.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/world/europe/united_kingdom/scotland/edinburgh" target="_blank">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/world/asia/maldives/male" target="_blank">Mal&eacute;</a></p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56941989 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' Documented In The Threespine Stickleback Fish (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56941990 <html><body><p>Evolution is supposed to inch forward over eons, but sometimes, at least in the case of a little fish called the threespine stickleback, the process can go in relative warp-speed reverse, according to a new study. The adaptation coincides with the '60s cleanup of toxic pollution in <A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Seattle" class="deep u">Seattle</A>'s Lake <A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Washington" class="deep u">Washington</A>.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56941990 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z Multiple New Species Of Fruit Flies With Overlapping Niches Discovered (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966039 <html><body><p>Evidence of physically similar species hidden within plant tissues suggest that diversity of neotropical herbivorous insects may not simply be a function of plant architecture, but may also reflect the great age and area of the neotropics.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966039 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z Climbing As Easy As Walking For Smaller Primates (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966040 <html><body><p>Smaller primates expend no more energy climbing than they do walking. This surprising discovery may explain the evolutionary edge that encouraged the tiny ancestors of modern humans, apes and monkeys to climb into the trees about 65 million years ago and stay there.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966040 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z An Ancient Protein Balances Gene Activity And Silences Foreign DNA In Bacteria (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966042 <html><body><p>Compared to humans, bacteria have a much tidier genome. The tiny microorganisms pack their genes closely together, and don't carry around a lot of extraneous DNA, so-called junk DNA that fills in the gaps between genes. Some 90 percent of the complete genome sequence of the bacteria E. coli contains sequences of DNA that code for protein, while 90 percent of the human genome is non-coding junk DNA....</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966042 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z Immune Cells Kill Foes By Disrupting Mitochondria Two Ways (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966043 <html><body><p>T cells can initiate cellular suicide, also known as apoptosis, by a previously unrecognized pathway that starts with the destruction of a key enzyme in mitochondria, the power plant of the cell.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966043 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z Plant Biologists Discover Unexpected Proteins Affecting Small RNAs (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966044 <html><body><p>Now that high school biology students can recite that genes are made of DNA, which is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA), which is then translated into protein, along comes a new class of molecules, sending students -- and many scientists -- scrambling for updated textbooks.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/biology" target="_blank">Biology</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/genetics" target="_blank">Genetics</a></p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56966044 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z Bacteria-resistant Films Created: Microbe Adhesion Depends On Surface Stiffness (Science Daily) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56972980 <html><body><p>Having found that whether bacteria stick to surfaces depends partly on how stiff those surfaces are, MIT engineers have created ultrathin films made of polymers that could be applied to medical devices and other surfaces to control microbe accumulation.</p><p>Source : Science Daily (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/plants_animals.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56972980 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z The atheist and the creationist: Can't they just get along? (Salon) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56849776 <html><body><p>My friend is considering teaching "young earth" creationism in his school, and I think I'm going to vomit. </p><p>Source : Salon (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.salon.com/salon/index" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/crime/child_abuse" target="_blank">Child Abuse</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/crime" target="_blank">Crime</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/evolution" target="_blank">Evolution</a></p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 03:56:24 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56849776 2008-05-15T03:56:24Z Darwinism Unproven Theory (Red Orbit ) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56848679 <html><body><p>Frank Salisbury (Readers' Forum, May 1) says that intelligent design is not science. Is there any implication that what is taught in many schools about creation is science? Science is privileged to teach many theories, which, of course, are not proven science.</p><p>Source : Red Orbit (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.redorbit.com/feeds/science.xml" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences/evolution" target="_blank">Evolution</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/sciences" target="_blank">Sciences</a></p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:07 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56848679 2008-05-15T02:00:07Z Alpha Innotech Reports Strong First Quarter International Revenue Growth (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56844924 <html><body><p><A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/SAN+LEANDRO" class="deep u">SAN LEANDRO</A>, Calif. - <A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Alpha+Innotech" class="deep u">Alpha Innotech</A> Corp. (OTCBB:APNO), a leading provider of bioanalytical systems for drug discovery and <b>life</b> <b>science</b> research, today reported financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2008. First quarter revenues of $3.668 million increased 3.4% f</p><p>Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.earthtimes.org/rss.php?cat=PressRelease" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 01:23:33 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56844924 2008-05-15T01:23:33Z Alpha Innotech Reports Strong First Quarter International Revenue Growth (Business Wire) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56842193 <html><body><p><A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/SAN+LEANDRO" class="deep u">SAN LEANDRO</A>, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Alpha+Innotech" class="deep u">Alpha Innotech</A> Corp. (OTCBB:APNO), a leading provider of bioanalytical systems for drug discovery and <b>life</b> <b>science</b> research, today reported financial</p><p>Source : Business Wire (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic.jsp&beanStrID=bwrss&viewID=headline_list_rss&rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEFpQWg==" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/technology/telecommunication/information_technology" target="_blank">Information Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.wikio.com/technology/telecommunication" target="_blank">Telecommunication</a></p></body></html> Thu, 15 May 2008 01:23:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56842193 2008-05-15T01:23:00Z U.S. Artificial Disc Replacement Market to Reach $440 Million by 2013 (Business Wire) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56800330 <html><body><p><A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/HUNTINGTON+BEACH" class="deep u">HUNTINGTON BEACH</A>, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a new <b>Life</b> <b>Science</b> Intelligence (LSI) Report,</p><p>Source : Business Wire (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic.jsp&beanStrID=bwrss&viewID=headline_list_rss&rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank">Health Industries</a></p></body></html> Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56800330 2008-05-14T17:59:00Z Killer cheetah disease spread by faeces (New Scientist) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56795818 <html><body><p>Captive cheetahs often die of a disease which can cause organ failure – now researchers say the condition might be transmitted via the animals' faeces</p><p>Source : New Scientist (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.pheedo.com/f/newscientist_life/atom10" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p><p>Explore : <a href="http://www.wikio.com/health/diseases" target="_blank">Diseases</a></p></body></html> Wed, 14 May 2008 17:24:43 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56795818 2008-05-14T17:24:43Z Vestigial organs: Remnants of evolution (New Scientist) http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56795811 <html><body><p>History has revised them, creationists deny them, but vestigial organs are still an unmistakable part of our evolutionary heritage, says (full text available to subscribers)</p><p>Source : New Scientist (<a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.pheedo.com/f/newscientist_life/atom10" target="_blank">subscribe</a>)</p></body></html> Wed, 14 May 2008 17:24:41 GMT http://www.wikio.com/sciences/life_sciences?rinfoid=56795811 2008-05-14T17:24:41Z