Mammalian females ovulate periodically over their reproductive lifetimes, placing significant demands on their ovaries for…
Month: April 2013
Neuroscientists use statistical model to draft fantasy teams of neurons
This past weekend teams from the National Football League used statistics like height, weight and…
First snapshot of organisms eating each other: Feast clue to smell of ancient Earth
Tiny 1,900-million-year-old fossils from rocks around Lake Superior, Canada, give the first ever snapshot of…
Big data analysis identifies prognostic RNA markers in a common form of breast cancer
An analysis that integrates three large sets of genomic data available through The Cancer Genome…
Researchers devise method for enhancing CEST MRI
Researchers have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules…
Cat and mouse: One gene is necessary for mice to avoid predators
A new study involving olfactory receptors provides evidence that a single gene is necessary for…
Dinosaur predecessors gain ground in wake of world’s biggest biodiversity crisis
Newly discovered fossils from 10 million years after Earth’s greatest mass extinction reveal a lineage…
No Redoubt: Volcanic eruption forecasting improved
Forecasting volcanic eruptions with success is heavily dependent on recognizing well-established patterns of pre-eruption unrest…
Patterned hearts: Bioengineers create rubber-like material bearing micropatterns for stronger, more elastic hearts
Bioengineers report creating artificial heart tissue that closely mimics the functions of natural heart tissue…
Sharing examination questions threatens trust in medical profession
Unethical behavior among physicians-in-training threatens to erode public trust and confidence in the medical profession….