Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research  January 6, 2009--Young investigators committed to basic research on gastrointestinal microbiota, probiotics and their role in health and disease should apply for one of two $50,000 grants from the Global Probiotics Council. More...
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JBC: A simple fusion to jump-start evolution  Jan. 5, 2009--With the aid of a straightforward experiment, researchers have provided some clues to one of biology's most complex questions: how ancient organic molecules came together to form the basis of life. More...
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JBC: Two minds on one track in cancer riddle discovery  Dec 29, 2008--The two young women not working together, at the department's Alfred hospital base in Australia, both published findings involved an enzyme called telomerase, which plays a role in tumor development and is present in most cancers. More...
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Changes to Peer Review at the National Institutes of Health  Dec. 18, 2008--The NIH is in the process of evaluating and improving the peer review of grant applications. Many changes will be taking effect for FY 2010 awards (the earliest submission deadlines fall in January 2009), and could have a major impact on the funding of research at NIH.
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JBC: Cocktail to fix bugs that fight drugs  Dec. 15, 2008--As infection rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria increase, their evolution may provide drug targets for which the so-called superbugs will have no defense, according to University of Melbourne scientists writing in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. More...
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MCP: The profound effects of numbing agents  Dec. 12, 2008--A large proteomics study on the brains of newborn mice provides more evidence that numbing drugs often used in obstetric or pediatric medicine can have profound and long-term negative effects, even after minimal exposure. More...
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