Life Sciences

'Enzymatic Knob' Discovery In Plant Defenses May Mean Natural Pesticides

laboratory system is recapitulated by Mother Nature. "This latter much larger study will take us all ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2008 - 1:13pm

Which Forests Are The Best Carbon Sinks? New Study Says Old Growth Deserves A New Look

of one type of forest, and it simply doesn't apply in all cases. The current data now makes it ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2008 - 2:51pm

Food Shortages Lead To Rampant Infanticide In Guillemots

at the same time. Researchers witnessed almost half of all chicks unattended at some point during the ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 16 2008 - 9:13pm

A Nematode Teaches Us Something About The Evolution Of Parasites

all continents and in all ecosystems on Earth. Some, as parasites, are major pathogens to humans, ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 21 2008 - 10:05am

Lipid-Based Hormone Begets The Notion Of Curing Obesity By Boosting Fat Production

lacking both become resistant to virtually all aspects of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2008 - 1:52pm

Better Learning From Mistakes- The Inflection Point Happens At Age 12, Says Study

not change. It remains active in all age groups: in adults, but also in children, both eight-year-olds ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2008 - 10:14am

1001 Genomes Project- First Genomes Of Wild Arabidopsis Thaliana Strains

very different places all over the Northern hemisphere are largely unknown. Until very recently, it was ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 9:04pm

Experience Is The Best Teacher- Even For Infants, Says Study

trials. All of the babies were filmed during the test trials to see how long they watched each trial. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2008 - 3:18pm

The Cognitive Answers To Why Some People Are Just Better At Learning A Second Language

general auditory capacity (non-linguistic) all 31 of the selected participants listened to tones composed ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2008 - 12:12am

Tissue-Engineered Trachea Transplant Is Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough

the evenings. She said: "Above all I would like to thank Dr. Macchiarini and his medical team who ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 19 2008 - 11:54am