Using tiny tags to track a bird’s location, biologists have unlocked the mystery of where…
Month: April 2012
Ocean acidification linked to larval oyster failure
Researchers have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed…
Tackle fungal forces to save crops, forests and endangered animals, say scientists
More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of…
Distinct brain cells recognize novel sights
The brain’s ability to learn to recognize objects plays out in the inferior temporal cortex….
Fragile X syndrome can be reversed in adult mouse brain
A recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated…
‘Brain-only’ mutation causes epileptic brain size disorder
Scientists have discovered a mutation limited to brain tissue that causes hemimegalencephaly, a condition where…
Gene switches do more than flip ‘on’ or ‘off’: Can exhibit much more complex binding behavior
Scientists have found that transcription factors don’t act like an ‘on-off’ switch, but instead can…
Feral pigs can carry nasty bacteria that can be transmitted to people
A new study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago,…
Duck-billed dinosaurs endured long, dark polar winters
Duck-billed dinosaurs that lived within Arctic latitudes approximately 70 million years ago likely endured long,…
Trouble coping with the unfamiliar as you age? Blame your white matter
A brain-mapping study has found that people’s ability to make decisions in novel situations decreases…