Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed,…
Month: February 2012
The ever-expanding definition of ‘diversity’
Diversity has become a goal for all sorts of institutions — but what it means…
Genetics of endangered African monkey suggest troubles from warming climate
A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into…
Foot bones allow researchers to determine sex of skeletal remains
Law enforcement officials who are tasked with identifying a body based on partial skeletal remains…
Gluten-free, casein-free diet may help some children with autism, research suggests
A gluten-free, casein-free diet may lead to improvements in behavior and physiological symptoms in some…
No workout? No worries: Scientists prevent muscle loss in mice, despite disease and inactivity
If you want big muscles without working out, there’s hope. Scientists report a family of…
Unlocking the secrets of sea turtle migration
Sea turtles have long and complex lives; they can live into their 70s or 80s…
Winning makes people more aggressive toward the defeated
In this world, there are winners and losers – and, for your own safety, it…
New model provides different take on planetary accretion: Collapse may take place in 3-D cold dust cloud
The prevailing model for planetary accretion assumes that the solar system’s planets formed in an…
Inherited epigenetics produced record fast evolution
The domestication of chickens has given rise to rapid and extensive changes in genome function….