Month: March 2015

By studying specially bred mice with specific developmental and cognitive traits resembling those seen in…

Did you know that our body produces its own marijuana-like compound to protect us against…

For the first time, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has been employed in a whole organism model…

Kick starting a process that might repair the damage done in cerebral palsy and multiple…

The two alleles of Oct4, a gene important in embryonic stem cells, don’t remain separate…

Exposure to hormone-altering chemicals called phthalates — which are found in many plastics, foods and…

A team of scientists call attention to nine issues that must be considered if there…

Sotos syndrome is a congenital syndrome that is characterized by varying degrees of mental retardation…

The Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group, a collection of more than…

Menopause is a downright bizarre trait among animals. It’s also rare. Outside of the human…