Biology News

The convoluted family tree of a Lager

Scientists at Yale university have been studying the family tree of the yeasts which are used to brew Lagers.  To do this they have been studying the DNA of the yeasts used to...

Med diet prevents major disease

Back in July, Greek researchers working as part of EPIC,...

Tackling post-natal depression in poorer countries

Researchers from Liverpool working in rural Rawalpindi in Pakistan have found a simple and effective way to cut depression in mothers in poorer countries. ...

Molecular help for heart attacks

Researchers in the US have discovered a chemical that could become a new treatment for heart attacks, as well as helping to protect the heart during open heart surgery or other tra...

An Ancient Taste for Shellfish

It’s a myth that if a scuba diver spies a glimmering pearl inside a giant clam and reaches in to steal it his or her arm will be grabbed by the slamming jaws of the twin-shelled mo...

Cooperating Bats

A new study has shown that Bats might stay quiet and listen to each other when they are out hunting for their dinner. That’s according to Cynthia Moss and ...

Fulsome flavours on offer at the "breastaurant"

Scientists have shown that when mum eats something tasty, so does a breast-feeding baby. ...

The details in the devil - how a tumour is driving a sexual shift in Tasmania

Researchers in Australia have shown that the Tasmanian Devil, beleaguered in recent years by a transmissible fatal facial cancer, has responded to the disease threat by a dramatic ...

Obsessive research highlights cause of OCD

Scientists in Cambridge have pinpointed changes in brain activity underlying obsessive compulsive disorder.  The discovery could lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of...

The Latest Reaction to Allergy 'Vaccine'

The Swiss company Cytos has carried out large scale tests on an allergy  vaccine that might help the millions of people who suffer from conditions such as hayfever, asthma and...