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Stem cell breakthrough: Now Japanese team go one better from PhysOrg.com
A Japanese team that last week broke new ground in stem cell research announced a further advance on Friday, saying they had made good progress towards clearing a key safety hurdle in their work.
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Researchers obtain a snapshot clarifying how materials enter cells from PhysOrg.com
A group of Purdue University researchers has captured a key step in the metabolic process that allows materials, such as nutrients and drug treatments, to move in and out of cells.
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Red Tide Blamed for Calif. Bird Deaths from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Hundreds of dead or injured seabirds have washed up on the shores of Monterey Bay in recent weeks, and scientists believe a red tide of marine algae is to blame.
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Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Utah from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Tracks from half a dozen species of dinosaurs turned up in a southern Utah area popular with ATV riders. An area the size of a football field was closed to protect thousands of three-toed and other tracks, according to the Bureau of Land Management, which manages the property about 5 miles southwest of Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Kane County.
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40 Birds in Montana Said 'Imperiled' from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Forty birds in Montana, including the stately sage grouse, are among the "most imperiled" birds in the country, conservationists announced.
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Gorillas Prepare to Fly to Cameroon from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Four rare gorillas at the center of a five-year international tussle were due to fly from South Africa just after midnight Friday to a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon.
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Comments
The article about how materials are transported across the membrane is excellent. It will serve as an example to my students of how scientists can make models of a process based on indirect evidence, and how our models are supported with additional evidence. Pretty cool stuff.
Posted by: Serena | December 1, 2007 9:34 PM