Month: July 2012

Why do some people with similar injuries end up with chronic pain while others recover…

Scientists have discovered a surprisingly simple and safe method to disrupt specific genes within cells….

With the advent of semiconductor transistors — invented in 1947 as a replacement for bulky…

New advances in tissue engineering could one day make a replacement liver from a patient’s…

Plant scientists have imaged and analyzed, for the first time, how a potted plant’s roots…

Severe sleep loss jolts the immune system into action, reflecting the same type of immediate…

Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on…

Researchers have now mapped, for the first time, a significant portion of the functional sequences…

Climate change could exacerbate existing threats to critically endangered leatherback sea turtles and nearly wipe…

Like detectives seeking footprints and other clues on a television “whodunit,” science can also benefit…