biology Archive
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![There are over 180 different species of chameleons, some of which are capable of changing their skin colour for uses including social signalling, temperature control and camouflage. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Blending into the Crowd: How Chameleons Change their Colour")
Blending into the Crowd: How Chameleons Change their Colour
Posted on April 23, 2015 | No CommentsThere are over 180 different species of chameleons, some of which are capable of changing their skin colour for uses including social signalling, temperature control and camouflage. […] -
![The flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit")
Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsThe flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […] -
Revolution in Evolution: “Genetic Adam” more recent than previously thought
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsA study published in Nature Genetics last month has found that almost every man alive today can trace their ancestry back to a “genetic Adam” […] -
Crossing your Fingers Could Reduce Pain
Posted on April 5, 2015 | No CommentsPublished this week in Current Biology, a research group based at UCL showed that crossing your fingers may reduce the effect of pain. The team […] -
Stanford Scientists Transform Leukaemia Cells into Harmless Immune Cells
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 1 CommentA chance observation in a lab at Stanford University has led to the discovery of a novel new method that can convert leukaemia cells into […] -
Trying To Remember May Make You Forget
Posted on March 22, 2015 | No CommentsScientists in a collaboration from the University of Birmingham and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Cambridge have published a paper in Nature Neuroscience showing the […] -
Kew Garden Funding Criticised by MPs
Posted on March 9, 2015 | No CommentsKew Gardens is home to over 30,000 types of plant. The herbarium has over 7 million preserved plant specimens. The seed bank holds over a […] -
![An imaging study conducted by researchers at the University of California suggests that meditation can help preserve the brain’s grey matter. As lifespans increase and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Long-Term Meditation may slow Brain Aging")
Long-Term Meditation may slow Brain Aging
Posted on February 15, 2015 | No CommentsAn imaging study conducted by researchers at the University of California suggests that meditation can help preserve the brain’s grey matter. As lifespans increase and […] -
![66 million years ago an asteroid 15 kilometers across smashed into the Gulf of Mexico with the power of more than a billion atomic bombs. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6997239173_3ec50765b8_o-195x110.jpg "The Age of Mammals")
The Age of Mammals
Posted on February 14, 2015 | No Comments66 million years ago an asteroid 15 kilometers across smashed into the Gulf of Mexico with the power of more than a billion atomic bombs. […] -
![Sympathetic head tilts, excited tails or a cold shoulder are all responses from dogs suggesting they can sense our expressions. Research this week in Current […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0030-195x110.jpg "Dogs know if that’s a smile or a frown")
Dogs know if that’s a smile or a frown
Posted on February 13, 2015 | No CommentsSympathetic head tilts, excited tails or a cold shoulder are all responses from dogs suggesting they can sense our expressions. Research this week in Current […] -
A Not So Bloody Past
Posted on February 8, 2015 | No CommentsViral relics have shown that, throughout history, we have been exposed to fewer blood-borne viruses than other mammals. Our genetic code contains DNA from endogenous […] -
The Might of the All-nighter
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsHave a problem sheet due tomorrow? Have you already booked a table at the library, stocked up on caffeine tablets and chocolate? You might want to […] -
Stimulation reverses memory and learning deficits in mice
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsLearning and memory deficits caused by brain lesions in rats have been completely reversed through stimulation of the hypothalamus. The research, conducted by scientists at […] -
Bioartificial Human Muscle
Posted on January 18, 2015 | No CommentsResearch at Duke University, led by Nenad Bursac, has developed the first bioartificial human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds to electrical and chemical signals. […]
