Month: May 2011

Scientists have for the first time uncovered a gene responsible for Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS), a…

Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers have found that manipulating…

A new study has found a gene connected with a type of intellectual disability called…

Rising salinity in the primary source for desalinated tap water in North Carolina’s Outer Banks…

An economist used gasoline purchasing data to show how consumers make buying decisions when prices…

Research on an electric wheelchair that can sense it’s environment and transmit information to a…

All animals move — cheetahs faster, snails more slowly. Muscle contractions are the basis of…

A team of international researchers has completed the genome sequence for the forest tree species…

A person’s vulnerability to nicotine addiction appears to have a genetic basis, at least in…

Agronomists have developed computer software that tells farmers when to spray pesticides. The software, called…