Folic acid has long been touted as an important supplement for women of childbearing age…
Month: January 2016
Why you won’t lose weight with exercise alone
Exercise by itself isn’t always enough to take off the weight. Now, evidence helps to…
Octopuses shed their asocial reputation
Octopuses have generally been viewed as solitary creatures — and their color-changing abilities primarily as…
Cell division: Microtubules, assemble!
What bones are to bodies, the cytoskeleton is to cells. The cytoskeleton maintains cellular structure,…
Want to rewire a neuron? You’ve got to take it slow
A new technique offers potential to reconnect neurons of people with central nervous system damage.
Necroptosis: How crystals precipitate cell death
Crystal formation plays a defining role in the pathogenesis of a range of common diseases,…
How queen bees control the princesses
Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and…
Bringing time and space together for universal symmetry
New research is broadening perspectives on time and space. Scientists challenge the long-held presumption that…
Scholars look to early 20th century radio technology to help improve Internet security
Standard lasers are actually not useful for secure communication because they emit what is called…
New research into the origins of the Austronesian languages
Complex genetic data now confirms that mitochondrial DNA found in Pacific islanders was present in…