Life Sciences

Gene Duplications Associated With Autism, Schizophrenia Evolved In Last 250,000 Years

two copies of BOLA2, all modern humans have between three and 14 copies, with an average of six. The ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2014 - 10:52am

Epigenetics Study- Effects Of Poor Eating Habits Stick Around, Even With A Better Diet

functions. Epigenetics has become the catch-all excuse for lots of things and they say that poor eating ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2014 - 10:13am

Coffee Tree Gets Its Genome Sequenced

species from which all true Dicotyledons (or Eudicotyledons) descended through evolution. Lastly, the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 7 2014 - 8:00am

Brain Decline: Marijuana's Long-Term Effects

conclusively address whether any or all of the brain changes are a direct consequence of marijuana use, these ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2014 - 8:30am

Cerebral Oxygenation: Why Kenyans Run Better Than You

of Stellenbosch. A sample of 15 elite Kenyan runners was selected, all from the Kalenjin tribe, and ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2014 - 9:30am

GTPBP3 Mutations Cause Mitochondrial Translation Defect- And Diseases

all of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and to grow. In mitochondria, energy is produced ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 13 2014 - 8:30am

Cellular Hydrogen Peroxide- A New Twist On The Free Radical Antioxidant Relationship

efficiently the transcription factor regulates gene activity. Contrary to all previous assumptions, the ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2014 - 10:43am

You Can Self-identify With Any Ancestry You Want, But Genetically...

people may not genetically have all that much in common with black people in other parts of the U.S., ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2014 - 3:05pm

Smartphones Are Changing How Our Brains And Thumbs Work Together

when all three fingertips were touched. In fact, the amount of activity in the cortex of the brain ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2014 - 1:30pm

Sinea Incognita: New Assassin Revealed

others to check it by comparing it with insects in their collections or laboratories. All of them found ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 5 2015 - 1:30pm