WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 16 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * How forest conversion can harm dung beetles * To counteract species loss in Europe's often monotonous commercial forests, forestry and nature conservation are focusing on greater structural diversity. The strategy: by deliberately creating canopy openings and enriching deadwood, the conditions of natural forests are to be imitated. These measures are considered positive for biodiversity as they   more

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 16 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Molecular mechanism regulating bacterial cell division discovered * A research team led by UAB researcher David Reverter has discovered the molecular mechanism that describes in detail the process regulating cell division in bacteria, based on the binding of the MraZ protein to the dcw gene cluster. The research has been published in Nature Communications. Cell division is a central process  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 16 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Paper: FDA-required drug labels shouldn't be treated as evidence of patent infringement * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Federal law requires every prescription drug to include a document describing dosing guidelines, contraindications, results from clinical trials and safety considerations. But a spate of recent court decisions has problematically treated that safety information in a drug's  more