A new analysis provides a holistic assessment of the impacts of climate change and ocean…
Month: February 2015
Female sticklebacks prime their offspring to cope with climate change
Three-spined sticklebacks in the North Sea pass on information concerning their living environment to their…
New way to clone hemlock trees able to fight off deadly pest
For the first time, University of Georgia researchers have successfully cryogenically frozen germplasm from hemlock…
Protective brain protein reveals gender implications for autism, Alzheimer’s research
Both autism and Alzheimer’s disease can have tragic consequences for sufferers and their families. Now…
Customers who binge-consume are more valuable, says study
In contrast to traditional market segmentation, one based on ‘binge consumption’ brings a higher long-term…
Power psychs people up about… themselves
We all know the type — people who can talk on and on about their…
Long-term control of cane toads demonstrated
Preventing cane toads from entering human-made dams to cool down in the hot, arid zones…
Sparing hope for the future: Preserving fertility in cancer patients
While families around the world delay childbearing to later in life, cancer diagnoses are affecting…
How do ‘graduation’ ceremonies affect addiction treatment?
As 64 percent of Americans entering addiction treatment are repeat patients, many health care professionals…
Artificial blood vessels: Tri-layered artificial blood vessels for first time
By combining micro-imprinting and electro-spinning techniques, researchers have developed a vascular graft composed of three…