Researchers have pinpointed a small group of genes responsible for “telling” plants when, where and…
Month: April 2008
Answer To Troublesome Question Of Why Some Genetic Link Studies Have Failed Replication Attempts
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and elsewhere have described…
Working Memory Has Limited ‘Slots’
A new study shows how our very short-term “working memory,” which allows the brain to…
A Comprehensive Protein Map of a Stem Cell
Researchers have successfully identified over 5,000 proteins that are present in embryonic stem cells, tripling…
Animals Are ‘Stuck In Time’ With Little Idea Of Past Or Future, Study Suggests
Dog owners, who have noticed that their four-legged friends seem equally delighted to see them…
Social Networking Accounts Prized By Cybercrooks
Cyber criminals increasingly are moving away from trying to break into computers directly, choosing instead…
Social Networking Accounts Prized By Cybercrooks
Cyber criminals increasingly are moving away from trying to break into computers directly, choosing instead…
Early Neglect Predicts Aggressive Behavior In Children, Study Shows
Children who are neglected before their second birthday display higher levels of aggressive behavior between…
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Health Remains Poor, But Slightly Improved In 2007
An independent scientific analysis gives the Chesapeake Bay (near Washington DC, US) a C-minus in…
Bonelike Coating For Dental Implants Makes Everyone Smile
New research suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation…