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Introducing additional complexity to a simulation gives researchers better insight into how cellular signaling networks might operate

Different cell types in the visual cortex respond differently to changes in visual experience

Sequencing of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) identifies a previously unknown hominin who lived in the mountains of central Asia between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago.

How to predict memory strength; Imaging and identifying atoms one-by-one; New oxygen-producing pathway discovered in bacteria; Finding missing galaxies; Soil respiration mystery resolved; Geometry holds the key to self-assembly; Muscle cells regenerate ‘broken’ hearts

Suriana Rofie of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM, Malaysia compared the properties of glass fiber reinforced with polyester composites from (EFB) of oil palm.

Clinical promise for RNA interference; To catch a virus; The helping and hurting hands of microglia; Sugar assembly line in tuberculosis; Hemoglobin variants associated with malaria parasite transmission; Niche genetics influence leukaemia; Vitamin A biofortification in corn; Intense star formation in distant galaxies

A macroscopic mechanical milestone, Pain’s evolutionary past, A not-so-hot Jupiter, 'Pro-ageing’ therapy for cancer?, Dust-free quasars in the early Universe, You can’t teach an old dog new SNPs, Choosy plant pathogens, ‘Smart dust’ brings new shine to spectroscopy, A quantum hybrid and Male seahorses have the last word

Ten years of painstaking research has reaped rewards with valuable insights into the mechanism of cellular motion

The identification of a gene involved in the response of plants to water stress should help breed better crop varieties

A ‘family’ tree of enzymes from protists in the termite gut may help boost biofuels research

Press Release - Making use of advanced ultrasound technology, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed a low-cost and compact Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging System for the examination and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Press Release - Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have clarified the function of three proteins that play a central role in the circadian clock in plants. The finding, to appear in the journal The Plant Cell, opens the door to the engineering of plant clock systems, with powerful applications to agriculture.

Soon folks, we will be walking and running on eggshells, so do not throw them away.

From Asia, Shizuo Akira of Osaka University in Japan and Ji-Huan He from Donghua University in Shanghai, China are on the list.

Morphine demystified, Building resistance against plant pathogens, Imaging a mouse on the inside, Regulating p53 activity in cancer cells, How Salmonella corrupt their host, Southern Ocean surface mixing controlled by circumpolar winds, Mutations in PHF6 found in T-cell leukemia, ‘Wasabi receptor’ link to snake sixth sense

Through close collaboration between theoreticians and experimentalists, RIKEN’s Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory is poised to deliver breakthroughs in our understanding of the origin of matter and nuclear theory

The SPring-8 synchrotron opens the door to study the nonlinear interaction of high-intensity x-rays with matter

A catalog of the chemicals produced within a plant’s tissues yields fresh insights into its metabolic pathways and gene function

An IDRC-supported fund in Lebanon has helped 123 Palestinian women obtain a university degree and an escape from poverty.

In the last two decades, decentralization of power and responsibilities from national to local levels has changed the face of governments around the globe. It has also given women new opportunities to participate in local politics and decision-making.

A website is helping Southeast Asian women earn an income and balance their work and home lives. Called eHomemakers, it is Southeast Asia’s only community network that promotes the use of information and communication technologies to telework and run small home businesses.

In southwestern Morocco, research to conserve and develop a valuable but threatened forest resource – argan trees – has helped to dramatically boost the income of Berber women.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Relativity writ large; A genetic basis for domestication; The power of RNA sequencing; A versatile shape-shifting polymer; Prostate cancer therapy a double-edged sword; Complex immunology; Chlorine in the air; Putting a spin on electrical signal transmission and Chicken cells possess sexual identity

Data collected by seismic monitoring arrays in Japan and Germany provide the most detailed picture yet of the massive earthquake that caused the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004.

Research into biodiversity in environments across the world is more imortant than ever. Here we highlight the many experts and research projects on biodiversity and the environment including the effects of climate change and the discovery of new species. Experts are listed in this article.

Researchers in Universiti Sains Malaysia created history when they discovered the site of the earliest civilization in Southeast Asia, dating back to the 2nd century in Sungai Batu near Lembah Bujang, Kedah.

Penang, 3 March - Not only can this treatment module help to overcome the problem of vertigo but patients do not have to go to the hospital as they can carry out this treatment in the comfort of their own homes.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: T cell maturation requires vitamin D and Variants associated with pediatric allergic disorder

Revealing genes linked to the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis may speed the development of treatments

Geometric factors can have a strong influence on the seemingly random walk of objects across pores in a thin membrane