	19 February 2008 What is the clinical and ethical importance of incidental abnormalities found by knee MRI? Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to examine joints for research
	19 February 2008 Atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathies, France, 2001–2007 In France, through exhaustive active surveillance, ≈17.1 million adult cattle were tested
	19 February 2008 A step towards three-parent babies? Embryos can be made with nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from multiple parents. A predictable media
	19 February 2008 Cracking the code of bird flu time bomb Researchers at Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Queensland led by Professor Mark
	19 February 2008 Crossing the species line: Immune surveillance similarities in animals and plants The plant immune system is not restricted to a fixed set of broad spectrum responses -- rather,
	19 February 2008 Beaked whales actually hear through their throats Researchers from San Diego State University and the University of California have been
	19 February 2008 Broiler chickens bred for fast growth are having difficulty walking The huge increase in growth rates of broiler chickens means more than a quarter of these
	19 February 2008 Cats' family tree rooted in Fertile Crescent The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a "cradle of
	19 February 2008 Chronic pain harms the brain People with unrelenting pain don't only suffer from the non-stop sensation of throbbing pain
	19 February 2008 Common genetic disease found to be liver disorder Much less widely known than the dangerous consequences of iron deficiencies is the fact that
	19 February 2008 Deep brain stimulation in hypothalamus triggers déjà vu in patient Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which is used to treat Parkinson's disease and
	19 February 2008 Direct sequencing of DNA, RNA using novel technique The genetic alphabet contains four letters. Although our cells can readily decipher our
	19 February 2008 Does biology matter when predicting how animals will respond to climate change? Most predictions of how animals will move in changing climates rely on statistically
	19 February 2008 Feed the birds: Winter feeding makes for better breeding Keep feeding the birds over winter: that's the message from research by the University of
	19 February 2008 How poxviruses such as smallpox evade the immune system Scientists at Saint Louis University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have
	19 February 2008 Lion feline immunodeficiency virus has undergone substantial genetic recombination Parts of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) isolated from wild lions have undergone
	19 February 2008 Migrating birds detect latitude and longitude, but how remains a mystery Eurasian reed warblers captured during their spring migrations and released after
	19 February 2008 Newborn brain cells modulate learning and memory Boosted by physical and mental exercise, neural stem cells continue to sprout new neurons
	19 February 2008 Pathway to turn off immune system cells discovered University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a new way to turn genes off in human
	19 February 2008 Porous structures help boost integration of host tissue with implants Researchers at Columbia University, including Jeremy Mao of the Columbia College of Dental
	19 February 2008 Prostate cancer vaccine effective in mice Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a prostate cancer
	19 February 2008 Quick feather test determines sex of chicks Scientists in Germany are reporting development of test that can answer one of the most
	19 February 2008 Scientists map signaling networks that control neuron function In the first large-scale proteomics study of its kind, researchers at the University of
	19 February 2008 Trigger gene for muscle development discovered University of Oregon scientists say they have identified a gene that is the key switch that
	19 February 2008 Two genes found to play crucial role in cell survival New research suggests that two recently discovered genes are critically important for
	19 February 2008 Veterinary medicine researcher examines link between cancer, Down Syndrome There's new hope for breast cancer research, and it's coming from a very unlikely
	19 February 2008 Vets focus on neurological disorders in dogs Parkinson's disease and epilepsy strike millions of people each year. They also affect countless
	19 February 2008 Why scratching relieves an itch In the first study to use imaging technology to see what goes on in the brain when we
	19 February 2008 How to give a gator heartburn The way to an alligator's stomach is through its heart--via the left aorta, to be precise
	19 February 2008 Sifting the genome for clues to cancer Biologists have hunted for weak spots in cancer cells for years, hoping to find clues to

	19 February 2008 A region of the macaque's temporal lobe responds specifically to the voices of other monkeys Monkeys, like people, have a brain region that responds selectively to the voices of other
	19 February 2008 Wild salmon not in the pink Wild salmon have it tough these days, with dams blocking the routes to their spawning grounds
	5 February 2008 Biphasic onset of splenic apoptosis following hemorrhagic shock: critical implications for Bax, Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 proteins The innate immune response to trauma-hemorrhage involves inflammatory mediators, thus
	5 February 2008 Experimental infection of swans and geese with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) of Asian lineage The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of the Asian lineage highly pathogenic avian
	5 February 2008 Evidence found for genes that affect risk of developing Alzheimer's disease Through one of the largest studies yet of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their
	5 February 2008 Genome stitched together by hand Stitched up: more than 500,000 bits of DNA have been assembled in the lab, creating the
	5 February 2008 International genome project launched A much-anticipated international project to sequence the entire genomes of 1,000 people was
	5 February 2008 Organ transplants without rejection Transplanting part of the immune system along with an organ can help to prevent rejection
	5 February 2008 Platypus fossil suggests slow evolution Older than we thought: platypus ancestors may go back 100 million years. New evidence from
	5 February 2008 'Safe' form of Ebola created Taking out one of Ebola's seven genes can stop it from replicating. WHOA 'safe' version of
	5 February 2008 Computer decodes dog communication Barking dogs might be better communicators than we thought, according to a new study
	5 February 2008 How allergic reactions are triggered In demonstrating that a group of calcium ion channels play a crucial role in triggering
	5 February 2008 Virtual biopsy cuts out need for diagnostic surgery A non-invasive diagnostic tool to detect surface cancers quickly and painlessly using
	5 February 2008 World's best microscope can produce images less than diameter of single hydrogen atom Transmission Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope, TEAM 0.5, the world's most powerful
	5 February 2008 A step forward in targeted pain therapy Our bodies sense painful stimuli through certain receptors located in the skin, in joints and
	5 February 2008 Camera in a pill offers cheaper, easier window on your insides What if swallowing a pill with a camera could detect the earliest signs of cancer?
	5 February 2008 Captive carnivores not up to wild living A study by the University of Exeter has highlighted the problems of reintroducing animals
	5 February 2008 Discovery of 'creator' gene for cerebral cortex points to potential stem cell treatments University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a gene that is
	5 February 2008 Evolutionary phenomenon in mice may explain human infertility Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that field mice have evolved a unique
	5 February 2008 Antiparasite triple play One of the world's best health care bargains just got better. A new study conducted in
	5 February 2008 Human embryos cloned from skin cells A California company reported today that it has, for the first time, cloned human embryos
	5 February 2008 Hurt an organ, help a disease? Researchers report that by injuring an animal's pancreas, they have found a population of
	5 February 2008 Hybrid human-animal embryo research approved in the UK Two research groups in the United Kingdom have been given permission to use hybrid
	5 February 2008 Mechanism that controls activation of stem cells during hair regeneration identified Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel cyclic
	5 February 2008 Missing link between belly fat and heart disease? By now, everyone knows that overweight people have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and
	5 February 2008 Nanotechnology innovation may revolutionize gene detection in a single cell Scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have developed the world's
	5 February 2008 'Tree of Life' has lost a branch, according to largest genetic comparison of higher life forms ever All life on Earth can be divided into two essentially different life forms—eukaryotes and
	5 February 2008 Secret of Scottish sheep evolution discovered Researchers from the University of Sheffield, as part of an international team
	5 February 2008 Universal influenza vaccine tested successfully in humans The British-American biotech company Acambis reports the successful conclusion of Phase I
	5 February 2008 Nanotubes help advance brain tumor research The potential of carbon nanotubes to diagnose and treat brain tumors is being explored through


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