biology Archive
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![Exercise is great for your health. It has beneficial effects on metabolism, circulation and can improve the function of some organs. Additionally, exercise can improve […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Could your Workout be replaced by an ‘Exercise Pill’?")
Could your Workout be replaced by an ‘Exercise Pill’?
Posted on October 8, 2015 | 11 CommentsExercise is great for your health. It has beneficial effects on metabolism, circulation and can improve the function of some organs. Additionally, exercise can improve […] -
The Mystery of the Panda Diet Revealed….
Posted on July 24, 2015 | 81 CommentsPandas are an endangered species which feed exclusively on bamboo, of which they can consume up to 20kg per day. Their extra digit and mucus […] -
![In a development that will go down in history, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have grown a rat forelimb in the lab from […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "A World First: Rat Forelimb Grown Entirely in Petri Dish")
A World First: Rat Forelimb Grown Entirely in Petri Dish
Posted on June 8, 2015 | No CommentsIn a development that will go down in history, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have grown a rat forelimb in the lab from […] -
Did Cooking Emerge Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Posted on June 6, 2015 | No CommentsCooking, along with producing art; developing languages and creating technologies, is believed to be a uniquely human skill. According to a controversial theory developed by primatologist, Professor […] -
Mother Nature’s Alternative Antibiotics
Posted on June 4, 2015 | No CommentsWith the growing rise of antibiotic resistance there is a clear and desperate need for alternative treatments. Recently, scientists have turned to nature to look […] -
![The devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cocaine-Addiction-Treatment-115x115.jpg "Addiction: Disease or Choice?")
Addiction: Disease or Choice?
Posted on June 4, 2015 | 316 CommentsThe devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […] -
Fly Brains Contain A Circular Compass
Posted on May 22, 2015 | No CommentsIt is already known that some insects, such as monarch butterflies, use their brain cells to reflect their orientation. Referred to as a ‘sun compass’, […] -
![In recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Onions_300m-115x115.jpg "Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle")
Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsIn recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […] -
Immunity and the Genetic Seasons: Gene Function Varies Throughout The Year
Posted on May 18, 2015 | 1 CommentDifferent seasons could affect the function of up to a quarter of human genes, suggests a study published in Nature Communications last week. The activity […] -
Zebrafish Found To Produce Their Own Sunscreen
Posted on May 17, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers at Oregon State University, led by Professor Taifo Mahmud, have discovered that zebrafish are able to produce a chemical, called gadusol, that is crucial […] -
New Method Converts Donated Blood into the Universal Blood Type
Posted on May 13, 2015 | No CommentsA team at the University of British Columbia, under Steve Withers, has demonstrated for the first time the use of a designer enzyme to remove a significant […] -
Big Whales Have Super Stretchy Nerves
Posted on May 10, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, researchers from the University of British Columbia published a paper in Current Biology on their serendipitous discovery of the stretching nerve cords of whales. The […] -
Dog-Eat-Dog World: The Earliest Lifeforms May Have Been Eaten to Extinction
Posted on May 4, 2015 | No Comments542 million years ago, nearly all modern animal phyla burst on the scene in an explosive radiation that has come to be known as the […] -
The Placebome: Genetic Susceptibility to the Placebo Effect
Posted on April 26, 2015 | No CommentsA review of studies into the placebo effect published last week suggests that there may be up to 11 different genes involved in an individual’s […]
