Biology News

Gm Cress To Detect Landmines

Scientists in Denmark have produced a genetically modified cress plant that can detect landmines in soil. Carsten Meier and his colleagues from Aresa Biodet...

Exploding Sperm Whale

This week a giant sperm whale exploded in the streets of Taiwan. Apparently the 60 tonne whale, which had died after becoming stranded on a beach, was on it...

The Ultimate Flutter

Fancy laying a bet on a 6000 mile race? And we’re not talking about horses or people or even cars, this race is being flown by a group of migrating al...

Superglue From The Sea

Superglue inspired by seashells could lead to new surgical adhesives and could help to stop barnacles growing on boats. Chemists have unravelled the secret ...

Dog's DNA Fingerprint Used To Nail its Owner

In the first case of its kind, police have convicted a killer using his dog's DNA fingerprint. Samples of Bull Mastiff Sasha's hair and DNA were found on th...

Researchers Discover Mosquito Attractant

Researchers have discovered how female mosquitoes home in on us for a meal. The scientists from Yale University, led by John Carlson, have found that the an...

Hot Flowers Make Perfect Love Nest For Beetles

Beetles on the look out for a hot love nest have everything they need in the flowers of a tropical plant found in South America called Philodendron solimeos...

Uk About To Approve First Commercial Gm Crops

Love them or hate them, GM crops look set to stay and farmers could be planting the UK’s first commercial GM crops this spring. That’s if the go...

Bees Join The Genome Club

Bees have become the latest organism, and the third insect after fruit flies and mosquitos, to have their genetic blueprint decoded. A team of scientists in...

Researchers Cloning Cows To Prevent Bse

The recent discovery in the US of a cow suffering from BSE or mad cow disease has prompted a group of scientists at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College o...