DNA seaweed authentication test launched in UK

DNA seaweed authentication test launched in UK: UK bulk seaweed ingredient supplier Seaweed & Co has teamed with Geneius Laboratories to develop a DNA-based seaweed certification test after working together for five months.

Illuminating the inner 'machines' that give bacteria an energy boost

Illuminating the inner 'machines' that give bacteria an energy boost: Scientists have tracked how microscopic organisms called cyanobacteria make use of internal protein 'machines' to boost their ability to convert carbon dioxide into sugar during photosynthesis.

More ancient viruses lurk in our DNA than we thought

More ancient viruses lurk in our DNA than we thought: Think your DNA is all human? Think again. And a new discovery suggests it's even less human than scientists previously thought. Nineteen new pieces of non-human DNA -- left by viruses that first infected our ancestors hundreds of thousands of years ago -- have just been found, lurking between our own genes.

Could Germ From Cat Poop Trigger Rage Disorder in People?

Could Germ From Cat Poop Trigger Rage Disorder in People?: Those with intermittent explosive disorder more likely to have been exposed to toxoplasmosis, study finds

Rhinos Being Airlifted to Australia to Avoid Poachers

Rhinos Being Airlifted to Australia to Avoid Poachers

Mood lighting for stress-free chickens | NewsDaily

Mood lighting for stress-free chickens | NewsDaily

Botulism in waterbirds: Mortality rates and new insights into how it spreads

Botulism in waterbirds: Mortality rates and new insights into how it spreads: Outbreaks of botulism killed large percentages of waterbirds inhabiting a wetland in Spain. The botulinum toxin's spread may have been abetted by an invasive species of water snail which frequently carries the toxin-producing bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, and which is well adapted to wetlands polluted by sewage. Global warming will likely increase outbreaks, say experts.