Although significant progress has been made over the last 25 years to identify genetic abnormalities…
Month: June 2014
Mysterious gene functionally decoded
A fungal gene has influence over the formation of a plant hormone. Scientists now explore…
Swarm reveals Earth’s changing magnetism
The first set of high-resolution results from ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation reveals the most recent…
Single tick bite can pack double pathogen punch
People who get bitten by a blacklegged tick have a higher-than-expected chance of being exposed…
Pig whipworm genome may aid to treat autoimmune diseases
The whole-genome sequence of Trichuris suis, a parasitic worm in pig, has been presented by…
Screening tool may under-report malnutrition risk in hospitalized frail older people
A number of frail, older hospital patients in the UK who are either malnourished or…
How organs coordinate their development with the whole body
The development of wings in fruit flies does not progress synchronously with the organism’s development,…
Anxiety-like behavior in invertebrates opens research avenues
For the first time, researchers have produced and observed anxiety-like behavior in crayfish, which disappears…
Saving Africa’s wild dogs — with urine
The endangered African wild dog is increasingly coming into conflict with humans, partly because it…
Finding thoughts in speech: How human brain processes thoughts during natural communication
For the first time, neuroscientists were able to find out how different thoughts are reflected…