Scientists studying genetic data from nearly 50,000 people have uncovered several DNA sequence variations associated with the electrical impulses that make the…
In today's world of sophisticated organisms proteins are the stars. They are the indispensible catalytic workhorses, carrying out the processes essential to…
Soichi NagaoLaboratory HeadLaboratory for Motor Learning ControlNeural Circuit Function Research CoreRIKEN Brain Science InstituteThe motor memory we use…
Now, however, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reports the development of a fully defined culture system that promises a more…
They are reporting the first identification of an ingredient in cilantro that quashes the notoriously foul odor of chitlins — a smell known to drive people…
The study has determined GNTs are effective in helping doctors track stems cells through the body by making them 40 times better than standard contrast agents…
An imbalance of salt and water in patients with cystic fibrosis makes their lungs clog up with sticky mucus that is prone to infection. The cause of the…
The rare condition causes some people to see sounds or written words as colours, or experience tastes, smells and shapes in linked combinations. Famous…
Any parent that takes their kid out for a walk knows that children tire more quickly than adults, but why is that? Do kids and small adults walk differently…
The animals probably plumb the depths to avoid predators, search for prey and avoid heat in the tropics. However it wasn't clear how these mammoth reptiles…
“The average person hears E. coli and thinks of E. coli 0157:H7, a microorganism that causes horrific food poisoning, but we've developed a strain of E. coli…
Fear arises in the almond-shaped brain structure known as the amygdala. It is the amygdala which processes the strange noise, shadowy figure or scary face and…
After four years of conducting intensive calculations in the supercomputer MareNostrum at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, scientists headed by Modesto…
For Immediate Release – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified for the first time a novel mechanism that…
While it has become clear in recent years that susceptibility to pain has a strong inherited component, very little is known about actual “pain genes” and how…
Now the Senckenberg scientist reports from on board the Maria S. Merian research ship that the first cold water coral reef with living animals has been…
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