Biology

26.05.2012 00:01 15 comments EU health commission: Monsanto strain won’t be banned Invincible agricultural giant Monsanto has once again demonstrated its ability to crush countries on the legal battlefield. The EFSA has ruled there is no “scientific evidence” of damage caused by consuming genetically-modified maize.		18.05.2012 15:31 3 comments Hyper-slow sea microbes give hope for life on Mars Eighty-six million years under impenetrable mud failed to wipe out colonies of bacteria in the Pacific Ocean. With no light and hardly any food and oxygen, they still lived. The example shows that relict microbes may still survive on other planets.
15.05.2012 17:23 13 comments All-consumin’ humans use 50% more than planet can offer – report We ask for more than what we have: humans are currently using the equivalent of one-and-a-half Earths to support our activities. Since 1970, humanity has destroyed almost one third of Earth’s biodiversity, says the World Wildlife Fund.		11.05.2012 16:41 24 comments Alien or Jellyfreak? Deep-sea monster vid whips up storm (VIDEO, PHOTOS) A fascinating sea creature captured by underwater cameras during deep-sea drilling reportedly near Brazil has evoked wild debate on the web. The most popular assumption so far is that the animal is a unique deep-sea jellyfish.
23.04.2012 20:08 20 comments Mutant space microbes attack ISS: 'Munch' metal, may crack glass Seventy-six types of unregulated micro-organisms have been detected on the International Space Station (ISS). Though many are harmless, some are already capable of causing severe damage. And no one knows how they will mutate in space.		23.04.2012 19:00 12 comments First-ever adult albino killer whale spotted in wild (PHOTOS, VIDEO) A Russian research ship has spotted an extremely rare white adult orca, or killer whale, off the coast of Kamchatka for the first time in history. The reason for the whale's unusual pigmentation is as yet unexplained.
22.04.2012 00:06 11 comments Blue gold: Africa’s enormous secret water wealth Africa is sitting on a giant reservoir of groundwater, British scientists have discovered. But the new information might prove both a boon and a curse.		20.04.2012 10:51 12 comments Vietnam's new war: Incurable mystery virus kills 19 kids to date Hanoi has asked the World Health Organization for help to cure a virulent disease affecting children. Symptoms include blistering on hands, feet and mouths accompanied by high fever and eventual organ failure.
18.04.2012 08:21 10 comments 'Dinosaur eggs' discovered in Chechnya (PHOTOS, VIDEO) The discovery of what Chechen scientists believe to be dinosaur eggs is causing a ruckus among paleontologists. The sphere-like fossils were found on a construction site and the area has become a magnet for locals eager to look at the ‘dinos’.		15.04.2012 20:37 17 comments The perfect drug? Monsanto hooks Nepal on GMO corn The Nepalese government has teamed up with notorious agricultural giant Monsanto to force farmers use its GMO seeds. The strain, banned in several EU countries, will be used to substitute imports and boost the starving nation’s maize production.
11.04.2012 23:36 15 comments EPA approves 'Agent Orange' pesticide The Environmental Protection Agency has refused a petition that aimed to ban the sale of a powerful pesticide linked with cancer — and while already available, a surge in sales is expected as scientists ready a new crop resistant to the chemical.		06.04.2012 20:31 27 comments Eau de toilette: Bill Gates pays to turn sewage into drinking water The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has won worldwide respect for battling disease and starvation in the developing world. But their latest venture – cheaply recycling sewage into drinking water and fuel – may prove more controversial.
28.03.2012 03:12 5 comments BP oil spill continues to kill The infamous oil spoil which gushed for 86 days in the Gulf of Mexico continues to have a rippling effect on the ecosystem.		26.02.2012 11:49 17 comments Hepatitis C kills more in US than HIV Studies show that deaths from hepatitis C (HCV) infection among US adults outnumber AIDS fatalities. And while greedy pharmaceutical giants advertise new drugs that cost a fortune, Oxford dons claim success in developing anti-HCV vaccine.
21.02.2012 16:45 15 comments Den of antiquity: Flower reanimated from 30,000yo seeds Russian scientists have resurrected a flowering plant from 30,000-year-old seeds found in an Ice Age squirrel’s treasure chamber in the Siberian permafrost. This pioneering experiment paves the way for the revival of other species.		21.02.2012 13:29 11 comments Gastronauts: NASA’s Hawaiian Mars diet experiment NASA is lining up humans to eat space food on Hawaii in a mission-to-Mars simulation. Mars-500
09.02.2012 22:47 1 comment New infections from Antarctic lake possible – UK scientist A microbiologist working in Antarctica states that there is “legitimate concern” about the danger of micro-organisms in Lake Vostok. Antarctic lake mystery		06.02.2012 16:09 87 comments 'Lost World' reached: 20 million yr old Antarctic lake 'drilled' After 30 years spent drilling through a four-kilometer-thick ice crust, researchers have finally broken through to a unique subglacial lake. Scientists are set to reveal its 20-million-year-old secrets, and imitate a quest to discover ET life. Antarctic lake mystery
17.01.2012 21:21 13 comments Killer flu creators lash out at US ‘censorship’ To censor or not to censor is not the question, when it comes to publishing the details of what could be the deadliest flu virus known to man. What is a matter of debate is who the censor should be – and many oppose America’s monopoly in the field.		17.01.2012 19:43 3 comments Killer strain: TDR tuberculosis strikes India A strain of “totally drug-resistant” tuberculosis has come to light in India. So far, the virtually untreatable form of the lung disease, which has a mortality rate of over 50 per cent, has infected at least 12 people.

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