The Histone Antibody Specificity Database is a newly launched online portal that lets scientists find…
Month: July 2015
Science
Continue Reading
Overeating caused by a hormone deficiency in brain?
When hormone glucagon like peptide-1 was reduced in the central nervous system of laboratory mice,…
Science
Continue Reading
Stressed young birds stop learning from their parents and turn to wider flock
Juvenile zebra finches that experience high stress levels will ignore how their own parents forage…
Science
Continue Reading
Simple flip of genetic switch determines aging or longevity in animals
When does aging really begin? Scientists now have a molecular clue. In a study of…
Science
Continue Reading
Genetically distinct cells reveal nature’s strategy for avoiding pregnancy complications
Researchers add a new twist to the more than century old biological principles of Mendelian…
Science
Continue Reading
Opening the door to the cause of myeloid leukemia: Finding the targets of common mutation
A breakthrough in understanding how mutated genes in leukemia reprogram blood stem cells and send…
Science
Continue Reading
Genetic roots of adolescent scoliosis
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis — a condition featuring curvature of the spine — affects tens of…
Science
Continue Reading
Female stink bugs ‘select’ color of their eggs
Stink bug mothers will lay darker or lighter eggs depending on how much light is…
Science
Continue Reading
Bigger, older cousin to Earth discovered
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a…
Science
Continue Reading
Multisource feedback process helps surgeons assess, improve teamwork skills
A performance evaluation process used widely by Fortune 500 companies accurately and effectively assesses surgeons’…