Biology & Life Sciences

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Science News January 31, 2009 Tom Siegfried	Darwin's Natural Selection Redefined The Idea Of Design Charles Darwin is not around today to explain his views to critics who decry evolution on religious grounds. But among his voluminous writings are occasional passages that indicate how he might have answered if questions were posed to him today.
Chemistry World January 14, 2009 Hayley Birch	MRI at the nanoscale US scientists have demonstrated the remarkable power of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by adapting it to create 3D nanoscale pictures of a tobacco mosaic virus.
Chemistry World January 13, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Micro-machines get a grip Crab-like microscopic robots can be used to grip cells in response to chemical triggers, US scientists have shown.
Reason January 2009 Ronald Bailey	Friendly Invasion End species discrimination -- newly introduced species may be able to get along with their native brethren better than previously believed.
Chemistry World January 9, 2009 James Urquhart	Chemists edge closer to recreating early life A test tube based system of chemicals that exhibit life-like qualities such as indefinite self-replication, mutation, and survival of the fittest, has been created by US scientists.
Popular Mechanics January 9, 2009 Jennifer Bogo	Scientists Create a New Biofuel From E. Coli By manipulating E. coli to produce alcohols with up to eight carbon atoms, James Liao and his colleagues at the University of California-Los Angeles recently introduced a new twist to the field of biofuels research
Chemistry World January 8, 2009 Victoria Gill	Breast cancer drug target crystallised The crystal structure of human aromatase, an enzyme that is a key drug target for treating breast cancer, has been solved by US scientists.
Information Today January 8, 2009	Nature Education Launches Free Educational Resource--Scitable Currently focused on genetics, Scitable combines authoritative scientific information with social media functionality.
Popular Mechanics January 8, 2009 Andrew Moseman	Mt. Everest Climbers Measure Lowest Blood Oxygen Levels on Record--Their Own How low can your blood oxygen level go? To find out, you might need to climb a mountain.
Chemistry World December 22, 2008 Hayley Birch	Looking at life label-free US scientists have demonstrated a way to sensitively track molecules in living cells without attaching bulky labels or staining a sample.
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