the best of scientific photography in Spain

This photo got the first award for scientific photography at the FotoCiencia 2009. It shows 114 different specimens of endophits (a fungus that lives within a plant without causing apparent disease) extracted from a common graminea in Spain, the Dactylis glomerata.

Authors: Dª. Maria Salud Sánchez Márquez e D. Iñigo Zabalgogeazcoa.
Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500, objetivo Zoom Nikkor 7.85-32mm, lente 1:2.6-5.1

See all the awarded photos (here).

Scientists take important step toward the proverbial fountain of youth

From Public Release: 21-Dec-2009, in Eureka:

"Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best strategy for living a long, cancer-free life say researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. That's because they've shown exactly how restricted calorie diets -- specifically in the form of restricted glucose -- help human cells live longer. This discovery, published online in the FASEB Journal could help lead to drugs and treatments that slow human aging and prevent cancer." Cody Mooneyhan, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

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