The stark contrast between America’s “me-first” culture and the “collective-good” mentality in China is reflected…
Month: February 2013
Privacy risk in your DNA
Scientists have found that advances in DNA sequencing carry with them an enormous risk —…
How men and women organize their (online) social networks differently
A new quantitative study of data assembled from the online multiplayer game Pardus examines ways…
New look at human fossil suggests Eastern Europe was an important pathway in evolution
A fossilized bone fragment found buried deep in the soil of a Serbian cave is…
Veterans with mild TBI have brain abnormalities
A study by psychiatrists finds that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic…
‘Zombie’ cells may outperform live ones as catalysts and conductors
A simple technique uses silica to coat a living cell both inside and outside. The…
Blame it on Barney: Student perceptions of an upright tyrannosaurus rex remain obsolete
Ask a college student to sketch a Tyrannosaurus rex, and he or she will probably…
Permanent stress can cause type 2 diabetes in men, study suggests
Men who reported permanent stress have a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes…
High-energy X-rays shine light on mystery of Picasso’s paints
Scientists have unraveled a decades-long debate among art scholars about what kind of paint Picasso…
Unique peptide has therapeutic potential against cancers, neurological disorders, and infectious diseases
Scientists have synthesized a peptide that shows potential for pharmaceutical development into agents for treating…