Month: December 2012

There are promising results from the first-ever use of a virus-based gene therapy for a…

A new process for blowing up grains of rice produces a super-nutritious form of puffed…

Large amounts of a substitute for one of the world’s most treasured fragrance ingredients —…

Scientists have demonstrated that assembly of so-called thin films is possible at low temperatures. They…

Experiencing rejection not only affects how we think and feel — over the long-term it…

Most people are impressed by how a toad jumps. One biologist is more impressed by…

Obese, postmenopausal women are at greater risk for developing breast cancer and their cancers tend…

Working with mice, scientists have discovered that a particular protein helps nerve cells extend themselves…

It has long been known that volcanic activity can cause short-term variations in climate. Now,…

Scientists are reporting an advance toward development of a pill that could become celiac disease’s…