Gorillas in the wild frequently ‘sing’ and ‘hum’ during feeding and adult males call more…
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Short-lived killifish reveals link between gene expression, longevity
It’s well known that genetic differences among individuals influence lifespan, but a new study suggests…
New research challenges Darwin, shows how a gene cheats Mendel’s law of segregation
Copies of the mouse gene R2d2 can spread quickly through lab and wild mouse populations,…
Can gaming mend damaged brains?
First person shooter computer games, such as Medal of Honor, can help rehabilitate patients with…
Cardiologists use 3-D printing to personalize treatment for heart disease
Supercomputers are being used by clinicians to create 3-D models from patients with heart disease,…
Researchers fight aplastic anemia using a therapy designed to delay ageing
A new treatment for aplastic anemia is based on the transport of the telomerase gene…
Conservatives prefer using nouns, new research finds
Conservatives prefer using nouns, new transatlantic research suggests. The research also established that conservatives generally,…
Innovative device traces chemicals affecting human and environmental health
In a new study, a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers tracks the course of a…
Computers can tell if you’re bored, shows new study
Computers are able to read a person’s body language to tell whether they are bored…
Simpler technique yields antibodies to a range of infectious agents
An innovative means of investigating membrane proteins produced by a pair of highly pathogenic organisms…