Life Sciences

Homo Floresiensis: Hobbit Species Continues To Provoke Questions About Human Evolution

people, all about a yard tall, the most recent of whom lived about 13,000 years ago. The significance of ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Oct 29 2014 - 12:53pm

How To Make A Baby...a Question Of Gastrulation

does it form in the right place? Keep in mind that all this is occurring while the embryo is growing! ...

Article - Sarah Harrison - Nov 9 2014 - 12:26pm

PIWI Pathway Isn't Perfect But It's What Keeps Transposons From Destroying Your Genes

PIWI's madness. After all, transposons have evolved with every member of the animal kingdom, from sponges ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2014 - 9:00am

Infections Increase ICU Patient Risk Of Death By 35 Percent

life on average for all patients treated in the ICU. Ventilators, machines that force air into the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2015 - 11:08am

Forget The Selfish Gene, Ribosomes Are The Missing Link

puts a new spin on feeling kinship with other creatures. We are all just different kinds of homes to ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 7 2015 - 12:30pm

LEAP Study: Eating Peanuts Early Prevents Peanut Allergy In High-Risk Infants

than 80% reduction in the prevalence of peanut allergy. Nearly all participants enrolled on the LEAP ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2015 - 6:07pm

Better Genes Mean Better Beans

of stress-tolerant lines of all crops, and it is hoped that more investigations into other ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2015 - 4:59pm

The Acrobatic Hijinks Of Praying Mantises Captured

unusual in the insect world. Most insects lose all control once their legs leave the ground, the ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2015 - 1:59pm

We Can Fix The Great Barrier Reef- Here's How

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) reinstated as the agency responsible for all aspects ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2015 - 12:03pm

Genes May Tell Us How To Vote

with 50% heritability, followed by Nick Clegg at 37%. Views on all the other party leaders were purely ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 13 2015 - 3:00am