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Molecular Mechanism Of Feather Formation Found
Feathers are the essence of birds. Without them, birds could not fly or attract mates. But how exactly do feathers form molecularly? Experimentally testing one current hypothesis, developmental biologists at University of Wisconsin Medical School believe they now have the answer. DNA network
 Sciencebase was recently invited to join the excellent DNA Networkand as such our genetics news feedis now being pulled by the network’s feed system. If I had been a little slower off the mark, I could have been site number twenty in the list, but when I joined I think I jumped in at #18. There are, at the time of writing, nineteen members, no DNAying it.
So, here is a quick random selection of fellow network members. The links will take you to the individual RSS feed for each site whereby you can subscribe (for free) and get some great and timely information
onDNAtimely information on DNA and the latest happenings and business news in genetics and DNA research. VentureBeat Life Sciences Discovering Biology in a Digital World DNA Direct Talk Epidemix The Daily Transcript henry: the human evolution news relay (genetics) Mary Meets Dolly Genetics News Microarray and Bioinformatics Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You The Personal Genome All excellent newsfeeds, all focused on one thing, DNA. You can find links to the others, including Eye on DNA, the owner of which led me to the DNA Network in the first place, via DNA Network. I’ll do another round-up of the remaining members later. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Diabetes Drugs Increase Risk Of Heart Failure, Research Shows
A class of drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes may double the risk of heart failure, according to a new analysis. Based on a review of research studies and case reports involving more than 78,000 patients, the authors concluded that the risk of heart failure may be up to 100 percent higher (depending on the type of study) in patients taking thiazolinediones (which includes Avandia®and Actos®). Central Americans Save Plant Diversity Through Local Cultivations
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis report that farmers and families in Central America actually have saved genetic variation in the jocote (ho-CO-tay), Spondias purpurea, a small tree that bears fruit similar to a tiny mango. And they've done this by taking the plants out of the forest, their wild habitat, and growing them close to home for family and local consumption. Common Virus May Help Doctors Treat Deadly Brain Tumors
A common human virus may prove useful in attacking the deadliest form of brain tumors, according to a new study. The researchers said the finding is an important step in developing a vaccine that can attack the tumors by enlisting the help of the body's immune system. Buyer Beware: Stressed Plants Won't Survive Shipping
It's a common springtime disappointment: you buy beautiful, flourishing potted plants from your local retailer, only to watch the once-healthy flowers wither and die shortly after you place them on your patio or porch. How do you know you are actually buying plants that will thrive after they leave the garden store? Nerve Changes From Diabetes Begin Earlier Than Previously Known
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that subtle change in nerve conduction is the first reliable sign of nerve complications from diabetes and that this change can be measured long before other symptoms or signs of nerve damage develop. Scoop08
Website for a national student newspaper "dedicated to providing in-depth and innovative coverage of the 2008 presidential election."Features articles and editorials (in blog format) from student correspondents from universities and high schools across the country, descriptions of beats and how to get involved as a correspondent, and details about the contributors and advisors (journalism professors and journalists from national media outlets). Ability To 'Tell The Difference'Declines As Infants Age
A new article suggests that infants fine-tune their visual and auditory systems to stimuli during the first year of life, essentially "weeding out"unnecessary discriminatory abilities. In one study, for example, 6-month-old infants were able to differentiate two human a faces as easily as two monkey faces whereas 9-month-olds could only differentiate between two human faces. Importantly, if infants are familiarized with monkey faces from 6 to 9 months, they maintain the ability to tell the difference between two monkey faces.
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