16. October 2008
Man's best friend recruited in the hunt for disease genes
For centuries man has had a uniquely close relationship with dogs – as a working animal, for security and, perhaps most importantly, for companionship. Now, dogs are taking on a new role – they are helping in the hunt for genetic mutations that lead to diseases in humans.“Dogs get very similar... [more]
13. October 2008
Unpicking the complexity of human diseases
Impressive advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of disease were outlined at the 3rd ESF Functional Genomics Conference in Innsbruck, Austria [more]
10. October 2008
ESF names Professor Ceulemans as the Chair of the Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences Standing Committee
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has named Professor Reinhart Ceulemans as the new chair of the Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences Standing Committee (LESC). The announcement came after the Governing Council of the ESF voiced its endorsement for Professor Ceulemans to replace Professor... [more]
9. October 2008
Europe rallies behind nanotechnology to wean world from fossil fuels
Nanotechnologies can be used to develop sustainable energy systems while reducing the harmful effects of fossil fuels as they are gradually phased out over the next century. This optimistic scenario is coming closer to reality as new technologies such as biomimetics and Dye Sensitised solar Cells... [more]
22. September 2008
Technologies bring new era for RNA research
EUROCORES RNAQuality meeting held in Granada [more]
10. September 2008
Cryopreservation techniques bring hopes to cancer victims and endangered species
Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility for women after diseases such as ovarian cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue. The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered... [more]
3. September 2008
Nature inspires new highly specific drugs and organic products
The best place to seek novel compounds for pharmaceutical drugs, alternative energy sources, and a host of industrial applications, is within natural systems that have evolved over millions of years. Scientists now realise that the precise molecular arrangements within natural pathways in organisms... [more]
25. August 2008
Future for clean energy lies in “Big Bang” of evolution
Amid mounting agreement that future clean, “carbon-neutral”, energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun’s light energy into fuels and electric power, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria. Dramatic progress has been made over the last decade... [more]
10. July 2008
RNA emerges from DNA’s shadow
EUROCORES Programme RNAQuality holds first conference [more]
30. June 2008
The Barcode of Life
EuroBioForum to showcase initiative to calibrate Europe’s biodiversity using DNA Barcodes [more]
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).