Month: December 2012

Scientists have discovered for the first time how humans — and other mammals — have…

Scientists have determined how two proteins help create organelles, or specialized subunits within a cell,…

Despite an international consensus reached in 2009 to limit climate change by reducing carbon dioxide…

Researchers have discovered four new gene regions that contribute to low birth weight. Three of…

In a genome sequencing study of 74 neuroblastoma tumors in children, scientists have found that…

A protein known as monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1), which is highly expressed in a subset…

A tiny, translucent zebrafish that glows green when its liver makes glucose has helped researchers…

Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces…

Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high…

Scientists have found that low-level exposure to organophosphates produces lasting decrements in neurological and cognitive…