People who work long hours have an increased risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm…
Month: July 2017
FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation
Hairless dog breeds differ from other dogs not only by lacking a coat, but also…
Cretaceous Tanaidaceans took care of their offspring more than 105 million years ago
The first evidence of parental care in Tanaidaceans has been found by scientists, dating back…
Bacteria never swim alone
Many animal species display flocking behavior, but the fact that microorganisms do is not as…
How protein interactions drive cellular death
Researchers use a simplified model of a protein network to explain how apoptosis is regulated,…
Side effects not a major problem for new class of breast cancer drugs
A ground-breaking new class of oral drugs for treating breast cancer, known as cyclin-dependent kinase…
How statins could be more effective in treatment of ovarian cancer
Statins may be used as a potentially effective treatment against ovarian cancer, suggests evidence from…
The last survivors on Earth may well be the tardigrade
The world’s most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water…
Synchrotron light used to show human domestication of seeds from 2000 BC
For the first time, scientists have documented the rate of evolution of seed coat thinning,…
Coupling a nano-trumpet with a quantum dot enables precise position determination
Scientists have succeeded in coupling an extremely small quantum dot with 1,000 times larger trumpet-shaped…