Life Sciences

Genetic Modification Led To Maize Roots Evolving To Be More Nitrogen Efficient

and nitrogen fertilizer use has tripled since World War II." The researchers grew all 16 ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2015 - 11:00am

Shifting Migration Patterns Of Ticks Change Lyme Disease Patterns Also

comprise the microbiome of a species. Rynkiewicz's study identified all the major pathogens and ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 7:30am

Single Blood Markers For Disease Will Be A Thing Of The Past

all positive cases. There has been much debate on the over-treatment of cancers detected by screening ...

Article - The Conversation - May 14 2015 - 8:00am

Addiction Isn't Hardwired: Intellectual Pursuits May Buffer Brain Against Addiction

scamper back and forth. At first, all the mice overwhelmingly returned to the chamber where they had ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2015 - 8:30am

Mind-Controlling Wasps Enslave Zombie Spiders

often consumes it too. Almost all adult wasps feed on nectar, but larvae need protein to grow and ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 6 2015 - 7:30am

Lice Show Resistance To Common Treatments

Florida and Maine. Having all the mutations means these populations are the most resistant to pyrethroids. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2015 - 12:13pm

Green Paradox: Monarch Butterflies Turn Out To Be GMOs

Mother Jones that they fund: If all GMOs should be mandatorily labeled, where will they be able to fit ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2015 - 7:14pm

Antibiotic Resistance: Neither Doctors Nor Patients See Themselves As The Problem

animals, infection prevention and control, and research innovations are all needed to tackle the crisis. ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 15 2015 - 6:30am

Bees: 'We're More Complicated Than You Think'

eggs," Grozinger said. "Interestingly, we did find that all three chemicals increased the rates of ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2015 - 1:07pm

Ancient Safety Valve Linking Pollen To Bacteria Discovered

still? In many ways, a mature pollen grain resembles a bacterium: a single cell, all on its own, without ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2015 - 4:57pm