Month: December 2012

New research in human volunteers has shown that molecular changes to our genes, known as…

Despite their modern-day diversity of language, lifestyle, and religion, Europe’s widespread Romani population shares a…

Mice living in the high-altitude, oxygen-starved environment of the Andean mountains survive those harsh conditions…

The ability to detect rotten food is so crucial for survival that even flies have…

Consuming putrid food can be lethal as it allows bacterial pathogens to enter the digestive…

Scientists have identified a critical component of the ear-to-brain conversion — a protein called TMHS….

Molecular chaperones have emerged as exciting new potential drug targets, because scientists want to learn…

A spectacular new image of the star-forming Carina Nebula has been captured by the VLT…

Scientists have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased…

In this holiday season of home cooking and carefully-honed recipes, some astronomers are asking: what…