During the 1970s and 1980s, researchers and policymakers became increasingly worried about multiple consequences of acidic emissions of sulfur dioxide and…
While this process, called “endoreduplication,” is not new to science, no previous study had looked at it in relation to the seemingly miraculous burst of…
Researchers with the Colorectal Cancer Lab at IRB Barcelona have revealed the molecular mechanisms responsible for organizing the intestinal epithelium into…
To gain a better understanding of cellular processes, it is crucial to observe which physiological responses are elicited by substances such as signaling…
In the July 29 issue of Science, the Weill Cornell investigators report how they developed an RNA mimic of green fluorescent protein (GFP) — which they dubbed…
Estrogens like estradiol are crucial in modulating neural circuits that govern such behaviors as feeding and reproduction, memory, cognition and…
Traditional breeding involves crossing two varieties and selecting the best performing among the progeny. Predictive breeding is a more advanced technique…
The future of regenerative medicine lies in harnessing the potential of the human body to renew and repair itself. Now, scientists at the Institute of…
An international team of scientists, whose senior investigators include Salk Institute plant biologist Joseph Ecker, report one such leap in the July 29, 2011…
Using human breast cancer cells and the protein that causes fireflies to glow, a Johns Hopkins team has shed light on why some breast cancer cells become…
The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn't do it.Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed…
Using a “systems biology” approach – which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological systems – to look under the hood of an…
However, when this animal leaps it launches into a graceful glide, spreading wide the enormous membrane that spans its legs and tail to cover distances of up…
Brains shrink in humans, potentially causing a number of health problems and mental illnesses as people age, but do they shrink to the same extent in the…
A bizarre form of inbreeding could spell the end of males in one insect species, according to researchers from Oxford University. The research focused on…
First on the list, appropriately, is a brilliant orange pigment – appropriate for the OSU Beavers whose team colors are black and orange, and a university in a…
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