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Life Sciences

Insect Study Questions Standard Eusociality Explanation

Eusociality has evolved only a few times, and not all of them were in haplodiploid species. Furthermore, the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2008 - 3:41am

Bacterial Genomes And Evolution

become aware of this only second hand, some creationists apparently have suggested that all bacterial ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Jan 24 2008 - 4:50pm

Why Would Advisors Encourage Students To Publish?

expect a return on their investment. This does not mean that all science must be done for some specific ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Jan 12 2008 - 11:04am

Genome Size, Code Bloat, And Proof-by-analogy

after all, disease-causing mutagens), but also in terms of bulk effects on cell division, cell size, and ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Feb 5 2008 - 8:46am

Genes Related To Body Weight Almost 25 Percent Of The Human Genome

Medicine. Knockout mice are now standard tools in all mouse models of behavior and disease. In 60% of ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 15 2008 - 8:30am

Early Results Look Promising In Malaria Vaccine Trial

December 2004, at the end of the malaria transmission season. As expected, all volunteers had significant ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2008 - 9:31am

Shutting Off Problem Genes: New RNAi Clinical Trials Set To Begin

one-third of all human gene transcripts (or messenger RNAs), are implicated in many human diseases. Using ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2008 - 11:14am

Stroke Victims May Benefit From Adult Stem Cell Transplants

in all animals seven days after cell transplantation,” said study lead author Ren-Ke Li, MD, PhD. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2008 - 1:05am

Why Scratching Feels Good

Winnicki, M.D., and Robert C. Coghill, Ph.D., senior author, all from Wake Forest. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 31 2008 - 1:08pm

Roy Orbison Is Awarded His Own Beetle (Seriously)

admiration for Roy’s body of work and all you do to keep his music alive,” said Wheeler in presenting the art ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 31 2008 - 3:39pm