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*[http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=192881'''First Finding of a Metabolite in 1 Sex Only''']<br/> | |||
:Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme system has been found to be activated in only one sex.--[[User:Marios F. Sardis|Marios F. Sardis]] 11:00, 28 August 2007 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7153/pdf/448542a.pdf'''Microbiology: The inside story''']<br/> | |||
*[http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050177'''Development of the Human Infant Intestinal Microbiota''']<br/> | |||
:The human intestine is home to trillions of bacteria. Investigation of the colonization of the infant gut by these microorganisms is a prelude to understanding how they may act in both health and disease.. --[[User:Marios F. Sardis|Marios F. Sardis]] 19:00, 1 August 2007 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070528/full/070528-10.htmll'''James Watson's genome sequenced'''] | |||
:Nobel laureate James D. Watson peered deep into his genome yesterday. And soon, anyone else interested in his genetic makeup will be able to do the same. . --[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 10:00, 2 June 2007 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070528/full/070528-1.html'''Red dwarfs could harbour life'''] | |||
:The most common type of star in the Galaxy may be more hospitable to life than was previously believed, say astronomers who have calculated how much radiation planets orbiting such stars would receive. --[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 10:00, 30 May 2007 | |||
*[http://nobelprize.org/award_ceremonies/lectures.html'''Nobel Lectures 2006'''] | |||
:According to the Nobel Foundation statutes, the Nobel Laureates are "to give a public lecture on a subject connected with the work for which the prize has been awarded." Watch live webcasts of the Nobel Lectures from Oslo and Stockholm, or the video on demand versions, available soon after the events. --[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 20:00, 15 December 2006 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v444/n7119/abs/nature05357.html'''Decoding the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism'''] | |||
:I know this has nothing to do with Biology(sorry) but I feel it would be of enormous interest for many of you!It's really a great story! --[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 12:00, 3 December 2006 | |||
*[http://pathogens.plosjournals.org/archive/1553-7374/2/11/pdf/10.1371_journal.ppat.0020122-S.pdf'''Anthrax, but Not Bacillus anthracis?'''] | |||
:An alternative source of Anthrax?--[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 12:00, 24 November 2006 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7114/pdf/443895a.pdf'''Is this natural?'''] | |||
:When Norway’s museums authority called for ideas for an exhibition that engaged with contemporary societal debates, Geir Söli, head of exhibitions at Oslo’s Natural History Museum, had just the theme. He had been listening to a priest arguing on the radio that homosexuality is a sin and contrary to nature..--[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 22:00, 28 October 2006 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7114/pdf/443888a.pdf'''A shocking lack of evidence'''] | |||
:The trial in Libya of six medics accused of infecting children with HIV ends next week. With the defendants facing possible execution, Declan Butler asked AIDS experts to assess the case against them..--[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 22:00, 28 October 2006 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061009/full/061009-14.html'''Gene mutation turns girls into boys. A genetic switch that produces testes has been found.'''] | |||
:The battle of the sexes continues to rage — right down to the level of our genes. A gene has now been discovered that, when mutated, turns girls into boys. The finding advances, but also complicates, our understanding of how sex is determined by our genes.--[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 14:30, 19 October 2006 | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/cgt/journal/v13/n11/full/7700946a.html'''Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) for cancer treatment'''] | *[http://www.nature.com/cgt/journal/v13/n11/full/7700946a.html'''Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) for cancer treatment'''] | ||
:This review briefly summarizes the biology of HSV-1, examines various strategies that have been used to genetically modify the virus, and discusses preclinical as well as clinical results of the HSV-1-derived vectors in cancer treatment.--[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 19:30, 14 October 2006 | :This review briefly summarizes the biology of HSV-1, examines various strategies that have been used to genetically modify the virus, and discusses preclinical as well as clinical results of the HSV-1-derived vectors in cancer treatment.--[[User:Hartigan|Hartigan]] 19:30, 14 October 2006 |
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