Good bacteria could be the key to keeping coral healthy, able to withstand the impacts…
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Scientists reveal single-neuron gene landscape of the human brain
A team of scientists has completed the first large-scale assessment of single neuronal ‘transcriptomes.’ Their…
Index could help identify women at risk for rapid bone loss
Researchers have developed an index to better predict which women may experience faster bone loss…
Evolutionary biologists show that sexual selection increases the number of species and impacts global diversity
When you’re a firefly, finding “the one” can change the world. Literally. A new study…
An effective but painful treatment
Photodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for early-stage skin cancer. However, this therapy can cause…
The silencer: Study reveals how a cancer gene promotes tumor growth
A new study describes how a known cancer gene, EGFR, silences genes that typically suppress…
Eating air, making fuel
Is it possible to “reprogram” an organism that is found higher in the food chain,…
‘Smoke alarm’ one of 36 genes newly found to play role in pain sensation
Researchers have found that a suite of genes in both fruit flies and humans plays…
Discovery of an epigenetic regulator of tumorigenesis suggests new strategies against lethal forms of breast cancer
Scientists have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which a protein called CBX8 promotes tumor…
Novel study in Nairobi infants may accelerate path to HIV vaccine
The first and only study to look at isolate HIV-neutralizing antibodies from infants has found…