Whole-exome sequencing (WES) could serve as a viable diagnostic approach for identifying rare inherited diseases…
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Life or illusion? Avoiding ‘false positives’ in the search for living worlds
New research will help astronomers better identify — and thus rule out — “false positives”…
Does daylight saving time increase risk of stroke?
Turning the clock ahead or back one hour during daylight saving time transitions may be…
Less than half of pediatricians inquire about maternal mental health
Although asking about maternal depression increased among pediatricians by about 30 percent between 2004 and…
Shaving time to test antidotes for nerve agents
Imagine you wanted to know how much energy it took to bike up a mountain,…
Unlocking the secrets of squid sucker ring teeth
A squid has more in common with a spider than you may think. The razor-sharp…
Study points to cannabis’ effect on emotion processing
According to researchers, cannabis significantly affects users’ ability to recognize, process and empathize with human…
Ozone depletion chemicals: Tracking down lingering source of carbon tetrachloride emissions
Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), once commonly used as a cleaning agent, is an ozone-depleting chemical. Despite…
Scientists are closer to solving the mystery of how Mars’ moon Phobos formed: Phobos in the mid- and far-ultraviolet
In late November and early December 2015, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission…
Female fertility is dependent on functional expression of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Itch
Protein ubiquitination is known to result in its proteasomal degradation or to serve as a…