New research reveals that women who have a child after experiencing fertility problems are more…
Month: January 2014
Running may be better than walking for breast cancer survival, research finds
Previous studies have shown that breast cancer survivors who meet the current exercise recommendations (2.5…
Resetting, understanding the metabolic clock
We’ve all heard about circadian rhythm, the roughly 24-hour oscillations of biological processes that occur…
Digital test for toxic genes: Computer algorithm identifies genes whose activation is lethal to bacteria
Researchers have developed a new computer algorithm that predicts which metabolic genes are lethal to…
Single gene separates queen from workers
Scientists have identified how a single gene in honey bees separates the queens from the…
Altruistic acts more common in states with high well-being
People are much more likely to decide to donate a kidney to a stranger —…
Universe’s early galaxies grew massive through collisions
It has long puzzled scientists that there were enormously massive galaxies that were already old…
Glass that bends but doesn’t break: Natural forms inspire researchers to develop a technique to make glass less brittle
Scientists have successfully taken inspiration from the mechanics of natural structures like seashells in order…
Protein synthesis and the element of chance
In the process of protein synthesis there is a “stochastic” component, i.e., involving random chance,…
Eyeing SpyEye
Earlier this week, it was announced by the United States Department of Justice that the…