biological processes

Europe cores in EUROCORES: Ocean drilling in EuroMARC

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Sun, 11/23/2008 - 23:00

(European Science Foundation) The oceans are our climate regulators, cover the sites of fundamental geodynamic, geochemical and biological processes and have high-resolution records of the Earth's history in store for us.

Scientific marine drilling and coring is crucial to cast light on both the deep and shallow seafloors to advance our knowledge in the Earth and environmental sciences.


 

Study On Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes, Water Could Have Wide-r...

ScienceDaily  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 21:45

A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes, according to new research.


 

New Research On Mutation In Yeast Can Enhance Understanding Of H...

ScienceDaily  Mon, 06/23/2008 - 13:31

Yeast, a model organism heavily relied upon for studying basic biological processes as they relate to human health, mutates in a distinctly different pattern than other model organisms, a finding that brings researchers closer to understanding the role of evolutionary genetics in human diseases and cancer.


 

Insect's Sensory Data Tells A New Story About Neural Networks

ScienceDaily  Wed, 03/12/2008 - 10:00

A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect's reactions to changes in the world around it.

The research fundamentally alters earlier beliefs about how neural networks function and could provide the basis for intelligent computers that mimic biological processes.


 

Language of a fly proves surprising

EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Thu, 03/06/2008 - 23:00

A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect's reactions to changes in the world around it.

The research fundamentally alters earlier beliefs about how neural networks function and could provide the basis for intelligent computers that mimic biological processes.