Life Sciences

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

Geckos Without Sticky Feet Seem To Evolve Faster

constrain locomotion." Higham explained that in almost all cases like this, the benefits outweigh the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 10 2015 - 11:18am

Teixobactin Antibiotic Kills Pathogens Without Developing Resistance

antibiotics beyond those created by synthetic means: uncultured bacteria, which make up 99 percent of all ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2015 - 2:00pm