Month: May 2012

Scientists have taken a first step toward understanding how rare genetic differences among people contribute…

Astronomers have discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The filament…

How species diversity is maintained is a fundamental question in biology. Biologists have shown for…

Scientists have discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions…

Innate differences in immunity can be detected at birth, according to new research. And babies…

Scientists have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala,…

A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes…

Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren’t just in your…

When it comes to weight gain, when you eat might be at least as important…

Scientists have used a new technique to map 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in DNA…