A study of mortality and fertility patterns among seven species of wild apes and monkeys…
Month: July 2013
Human cells respond in healthy, unhealthy ways to different kinds of happiness
Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding…
New modular vaccine design combines best of existing vaccine technologies
Researchers have developed a new method of vaccine design — Multiple Antigen Presentation System. It…
Study looks beyond averages to track variability in a bacterial population
As a result of the variable nature of gene expression, genetically identical cells inhabiting the…
‘Cowcatcher’ enzyme fixes single-strand DNA
Single-stranded DNA repair is a critical process whose mechanism has never been determined. Now, researchers…
How does hydrogen metallize?
Hydrogen is deceptively simple. It has only a single electron per atom, but it powers…
Aberrant splicing saps the strength of ‘slow’ muscle fibers
In people with myotonic dystrophy, the second most common form of muscular dystrophy, type 1…
Therapy may curb kidney deterioration in patients with rare disorder
Researchers have overcome a biological hurdle to find improved treatments for patients with methylmalonic acidemia….
Social amoebae travel with a posse: Tiny single-celled organisms have amazingly complicated social lives
Some social amoebae farm the bacteria they eat. Now scientists have taken a closer look…
NASA’s Chandra sees eclipsing planet in X-rays for first time
For the first time since exoplanets, or planets around stars other than the sun, were…