Every two to seven years, an unusually warm pool of water — known as El…
Month: October 2015
Monkey model discovery could spur CMV vaccine development
Rhesus monkeys can, in fact, transmit Cytomegalovirus (CMV) across the placenta to their unborn offspring,…
Firstborn, middle child, or last-born: Birth order has only very small effects on personality
Psychologists analyzed central personality traits of over 20,000 grown-ups from Germany, the USA, and Great…
Life on Earth likely started 4.1 billion years ago, much earlier than scientists thought
Geochemists have found probable evidence for life on Earth at least 4.1 billion years ago…
Poisonous frogs more likely to face extinction, study finds
Amphibians that use toxins to protect themselves against predators are at a higher risk of…
Gene could hold key to treating Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have identified a new gene linked to nerve function, which could provide a treatment…
Gene on-off switch works like backpack strap
A research team has found that loop-forming proteins inside the human chromosome appear to work…
Genomic ancestry linked to mate selection
Genetic ancestry, as well as facial characteristics, may play an important part in who we…
Queen or worker? Flexibility between roles relies on just a few genes
Two insect species from Latin America, the dinosaur ant and the red paper wasp, have…
Stressed dads affect offspring brain development through sperm microRNA
Researchers have shown at the molecular level how experiencing stress changes a male mouse’s sperm…