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The largest and most diverse group of Triassic aquatic reptiles gave birth to live young, researchers recently reported.

These papers were selected from multiple disciplines from the Faculty of 1000, a Web-based literature awareness tool http://www.facultyof1000.com.T.A. Allen et al., "The SINE-encoded mouse B2 RNA represses mRNA transcription in response to heat shock," Nat Struct Mol Biol, 11:816–21, September 2004.A small, noncoding RNA, called B2, is expressed during heat shock and represses transcription from RNA polymerase II. Interestingly, B2 RNA is transcribed from a DNA region previously thought to

Give your prof a dose of cheer this holiday season with this little USB-powered Christmas tree.

Membrane proteins comprise the majority of drug targets.

newly released confocal microscope, the Eclipse C1-Plus, sports a range of new features, including new adjustable lasers, according to Jeff Larson, Nikon's US product manager for confocal microscopes.

In the world of gene-expression profiling, microarrays reign, but they are not without drawbacks.

Landmark suit by nuclear test veterans hinges on scientific evidence of cancer link

Developmental biologists form a network they hope might one day stretch from Iran to Hawaii

Gov't support for UN cloning ban surprises scientists ahead of a national legislative review

German researchers and industry decry a new crop law as being detrimental to innovation

Politicians hear serious allegations of coercion and job threats over relocation plans

Stem cell researchers in the Far East are content over a move away from cloning ban