Month: August 2012

New tools have confirmed high rates of misdiagnosis of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness,…

Scientists have identified a group of proteins that determine how cells react to allergens, and…

Marrying multiple husbands at the same time, or polyandry, creates a safety net for women…

Genetics clearly plays a role in cancer development and progression, but the reason that a…

Scientists are beginning to understand one of life’s enduring mysteries – why women live, on…

The composition of microbes in the gut changes dramatically during pregnancy, according to a new…

Stem cells are special. Nestled in muscle and skin, organ and bone, they bide their…

A new method for creating genetic components dramatically expands synthetic biologists’ toolkit beyond off-the-shelf bacterial…

In a new analysis of the 2004 magnitude 6.0 Parkfield earthquake in California, David Schaff…

The plant hormone ethylene lets green tomatoes ripen even after the harvest, whereas the closely…