Science News for Kids » University of Florida http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New life for a used organ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:27:17 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16742 A rat kidney was stripped of its cells and repopulated with human and rat cells. Researchers transplanted the organ into a rat, where it functioned to produce urine and filter impurities from blood. Credit: Ott Lab/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Massachusetts General Hospital

Scientists transplant a rebuilt kidney into a rat]]> A rat kidney was stripped of its cells and repopulated with human and rat cells. Researchers transplanted the organ into a rat, where it functioned to produce urine and filter impurities from blood. Credit: Ott Lab/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Massachusetts General Hospital

Scientists transplant a rebuilt kidney into a rat]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/feed/ 0 Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/tomatoes-tasteless-green-gene/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/tomatoes-tasteless-green-gene/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:00:03 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13282 Modern tomatoes (all-over light green fruits at right) lack the correct version of a gene that helps them make flavorful molecules. In its correct form, the gene results in a tastier tomato with a dark green patch at the top (fruits at left). Credit: Courtesy of Hakan Aktas.

Choosing tomatoes for color reduces fruit’s flavor, study finds]]> Modern tomatoes (all-over light green fruits at right) lack the correct version of a gene that helps them make flavorful molecules. In its correct form, the gene results in a tastier tomato with a dark green patch at the top (fruits at left). Credit: Courtesy of Hakan Aktas.

Choosing tomatoes for color reduces fruit’s flavor, study finds]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/tomatoes-tasteless-green-gene/feed/ 0