Researchers are presenting findings that observation need not disturb systems as much as once thought,…
Month: October 2012
Life cycle of blue-crab parasite unraveled
Biologists have succeeded in their 15-year effort to unravel the life history of Hematodinium, a…
Fox squirrels show long-term investment savvy when hoarding nuts
Researchers are gathering evidence this fall that the feisty fox squirrels scampering around campus are…
How bicultural consumers respond to marketing cues
Consider a Japanese-American woman strolling through a mall. If she passes by a UNIQLO store,…
New human neurons from adult cells right there in the brain
Researchers have discovered a way to generate new human neurons from another type of adult…
Newborn mice depend on mom’s signature scent
For newborn mice to suckle for the very first time and survive, they depend on…
Clot-busting enzymes are working two jobs
The body’s blood clot-busting enzymes are much busier than previously imagined, with new research showing…
The smell of mom: Scientists find elusive trigger of first suckling in mice
Biologists have solved the long-standing scientific mystery of how mice first know to nurse or…
In cancer, an embryonic gene-silencing mechanism gone awry
Many types of cancer could originate from a mechanism that cells use to silence genes….
Genetic risk for uterine fibroids identified
Researchers detected genetic variants that are significantly associated with uterine fibroid status in a span…