Month: August 2013

Investigators have described another link in the chain of events that connect acute viral infections…

Placentas support the fetus and mother, but those organs grow according to blueprints from dad,…

Researchers hope a new study will shed light on how our nervous system responds to…

Also referred to as jumping genes, transposons are snippets of “selfish DNA” that spread in…

New findings suggest that incubating retinal cells with vegetable oils induces biochemical and biophysical changes…

Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for determining the structure of molecules that challenges long-used…

Two researchers have demonstrated that using a continuum-based approach, they can explain the dynamics of…

Remembering to remember — whether it’s appointments or taking medications — is essential to our…

New methods of electron microscopy have decoded the structure of Gemmata obscuriglobus.

The world’s largest owl – and one of the rarest – is also a key…