The laws that govern how intricate surface patterns, such as those found in the cauliflower,…
Month: October 2012
Release of data from Nobel Prize-winning laboratory for public use
LabArchives, a provider of online lab notebook software, and BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC…
Grandmas made humans live longer: Chimp lifespan evolves into human longevity, computer simulation shows
Computer simulations provide new mathematical support for the “grandmother hypothesis” — a famous theory that…
Neuroscientists propose revolutionary DNA-based approach to map wiring of whole brain
A team of neuroscientists has proposed a new and potentially revolutionary way of obtaining a…
New paper examines shifting gears in the circadian clock of the heart
A new study focuses on the circadian clock of the heart, and used cultured heart…
Study to identify levels of sucralose in Erie beach waters
Researchers continue to investigate the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in the beach waters of…
Opposite behaviors? Arctic sea ice shrinks, Antarctic grows
The steady and dramatic decline in the sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean over…
New vitamin-based treatment that could reduce muscle degeneration in muscular dystrophy
Boosting the activity of a vitamin-sensitive cell adhesion pathway has the potential to counteract the…
Precisely targeted electrical brain stimulation alters perception of faces, study finds
Scientists have shown that mild electrical stimulation of two nerve clusters spaced a half-inch apart…
Lives could be saved by removing age restrictions on rotavirus vaccination, study suggests
A new study, which suggests that the additional children’s lives saved by removing the age…