News: Birds of a feather Posted by Megan Scudellari [Entry posted at 26th June 2008 07:08 PM GMT] In the largest ever study of bird genetics, a five-year international collaboration has redrawn the avian family tree. The report, published in Science this week (June 27), proposes surprising new classifications and suggests that environmental ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: PubMed up for public service award Posted by Megan Scudellari [Entry posted at 23rd June 2008 09:56 PM GMT] The director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) was chosen as a finalist last week (June 18) to receive a national public service award for developing PubMed Central. "I think it's a recognition of the value of PubMed ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story News: Growing a backbone Posted by Megan Scudellari [Entry posted at 18th June 2008 06:00 PM GMT] Researchers have discovered a conserved mechanism among vertebrates that determines body segment number, according to a study published online in Nature today (June 18). The number of body segments an organism has varies greatly between species: ... Click to continue View comments (2) | Comment on this news story

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