News, January 2006

• Switching vet drug could save vultures

  Alternative livestock drug should be used to avert bird extinctions, say researchers.

  31 January 2006

• Fish fight breaks out over tiny catch

  Contenders line up to net credit for smallest vertebrate.

  31 January 2006

• Heavyweights act to tackle the 'big three' diseases

  Cash thrown and plans hatched to beat down malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.

  31 January 2006

• Prions give boost to stem cells

  Study reveals hidden role for split-personality proteins.

  30 January 2006

• Mars attack!

  Red planet under fire in proposed mission.

  27 January 2006

• Scientist faces irreproducible results

  RNA researcher defends experiments others have found impossible to repeat.

  27 January 2006

• Quick vaccine gets off the starting blocks

  Common cold helps grow swift protection against bird flu.

  27 January 2006

• Alaskan tundra thaws in warming world

  Arctic puddles point to melting ice, but their effect is hard to predict.

  26 January 2006

• Army of bird flu viruses decoded

  Genetic data highlight a protein that could be key to flu pandemics.

  26 January 2006

• Biofuels get mixed review

  Ethanol does well on efficiency, but only so-so for the environment.

  26 January 2006