The geological record holds clues that throughout Earth’s 4.5-billion-year lifetime massive supervolcanoes, far larger than…
Month: November 2011
Creation of the largest human-designed protein boosts protein engineering efforts
Chemists have designed and successfully synthesized the largest artificial protein using a new approach that…
The brain acts fast to reappraise angry faces
If you tell yourself that someone who’s being mean is just having a bad day…
Contrasting patterns of malaria drug resistance found between humans and mosquitoes
A study detected contrasting patterns of drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites taken from both humans…
Research provides clues to neurodevelopemental disorders
Scientists are finding new tools to help understand neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and fragile X…
The leading edge of stress: New genomic, optogenetic and epigenetic findings
New research uses the latest genetic tools to explore how stress alters brain function, leading…
Mental illness: Early-life depression and anxiety changes structure of developing brain
New research identifies the brain chemicals and circuits involved in mental illnesses like schizophrenia, depression,…
Erratic, extreme day-to-day weather puts climate change in new light
Researchers report the first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions, which…
Focus on testing hurts students in high school health classes
High school health classes fail to help students refuse sexual advances or endorse safe sex…
Everybody can become a better a reader, Swedish research suggests
Students with cognitive impairments may learn to comprehend written texts much better than commonly thought,…