Month: May 2015

A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) not only cured a case of Clostridium difficile (C. diff)…

Biologists have discovered a new microbe that represents a missing link in the evolution of…

By changing mouse genes to block a protein associated with obesity, scientists have prevented fat…

Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell that could potentially generate mature, functional…

Geologists have tapped water in surface rocks to show how magma forms deep underground and…

Imagine taking strands of DNA – the material in our cells that determines how we…

Researchers have used anonymized cell phone data to assess the feasibility of electrification options for…

A chemical in the brain typically associated with cognition, movement and reward-motivation behavior — among…

To fence or not to fence? That is the question facing conservationists concerned with barriers…

A scientist who discovered a new Scottish flower has made an unexpected second finding that…