The best time to go herping is common knowledge to the reptile community, but other people might not realize this.
In Texas, reports are climbing of Coral Snakes, which is bad with a shortage of anti-venom:
The coral snake is one of four types …
How do mammals prepare themselves in utero for a radical modification to their respiration at the time of birth, when they move abruptly from an aquatic medium to air? Researchers have identified a gene in the mouse that is essential to respiration and…
When mice smell the scent of food on the breath of their fellow mice, they use that experience to decide what’s safe to eat in the future. Key in that learning process is the pairing of a particular odor with a chemical ingredient found in mouse breath…
New research shows that adding fat to mouse stem cells grown in the lab affects their response to the signals that push them to develop into one or other of the main types of fat storage cells — subcutaneous (under the skin) or visceral (around the or…
Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against “avian” H5N1, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 “swine” H1N1 influenza. Scientists have shown that this antibody potently prevents and treats the swine H1N1 influenza in mouse models …
The mammalian fucose mutarotase enzyme is known to be involved in incorporating the sugar fucose into protein. Female mice that lack the fucose mutarotase (FucM) gene refuse to let males mount them, and will attempt copulation with other female mice. R…
Tissue engineers’ progress toward growing new lungs for transplantation or research has long been frustrated by the problem of coaxing stem cells to develop into the varied cell types that populate different locations in the lung. Now, researchers have…
Engineers have for the first time created 3-D models of whole intact mouse organs, a feat they accomplished using fluorescence microscopy.
Fighting, paternity tests and infidelity. No, not a daytime talk show, but the results of new research examining why the fur will fly if a four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) wanders into his neighbor’s territory. Researchers investigated aggr…
Using a mouse model, researchers demonstrated a link between normally occurring bacteria in the gut and arthritis. The bacteria spur immune cells to release arthritis-causing “autoantibodies” into the blood.
