Month: October 2013

A groundbreaking study of nearly 2,300 extremely obese diabetes patients has identified genes associated with…

Scientists have turned to computer modeling to help decide which of two competing materials should…

A research team recently discovered that it’s possible to make a tiny fluid droplet levitate…

New psychology research shows how genes can be stimulated or suppressed depending on the child’s…

Researchers have identified the mechanism that plays “traffic cop” in meiosis. Their findings shed new…

Researchers have developed a new kind of “x-ray vision”—a way to peer inside real-world devices…

A new study finds that certain superstitions actually do “reverse” perceived bad fortune.

Loline alkaloids protect plants from attack by insects and have other interesting features that have…

A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of…

The membranes surrounding and inside cells are involved in every aspect of biological function. They…