Month: August 2011

A new skin test can determine the age of wild animals while they are still…

The first nuclear power plant being considered for production of electricity for manned or unmanned…

Obesity is growing at alarming rates worldwide, and the biggest culprit is overeating. In a…

Scientists have identified six new genetic variants associated with type-2 diabetes in South Asians.

A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils,…

Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are…

Most cells rely on structural tethers to position chromosomes in preparation for cell division. Not…

An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a Chinese cabbage variety of…

The plant Arabidopsis thaliana is found throughout the entire northern hemisphere. But how does this…