Life Sciences

Sex, Genes, The Y Chromosome And The Future Of Men

all sex chromosome systems. Acquisition of a gene that determines sex is the kiss of death for ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 14 2014 - 3:00pm

Limostatin: Insulin-Decreasing Hormone Discovered

Insulin is a key player in the complicated metabolic dance shared by nearly all organisms. Its importance ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2015 - 3:20pm

How Tiny Termites Hold Back Deserts

that says we really need to investigate these ecosystems in more detail and incorporate all these other ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2015 - 3:55pm

Fasting Might Make Cells More Resilient To Stress

health benefits of fasting that happened even when people weren’t losing any weight at all. We look ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 30 2015 - 10:45am

Smart Cornfields: Photosynthesis Hacks Optimize Food

involving many groups. All of the enzymes needed to do C4 photosynthesis are already in the plant. It’s just ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2015 - 12:31pm

Fetal Attraction: How Baby Cells Impact Maternal Health During Pregnancy

the female breast and have been detected in over half of all women sampled. Given the co-evolution of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2015 - 11:25am

What Fossilized Ear Bones Tell Us About Ancient Human Hearing

content. They certainly could communicate vocally, though. All primates do, and many species regularly emit ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 28 2019 - 12:16pm

Affirmative Action Or Racist Regression: Help Lisa Fight Donald Trump

even with excel spreadsheets – you can all do it! The data are out there, so please help us as academic ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Jan 14 2017 - 3:02am

The Hard Science Behind The Non-Browning Arctic Apple

turns off the same gene! This is panel C of the figure.  It all started in the 1980’s when Dr. Rich ...

Article - Kevin M. Folta - Feb 7 2017 - 8:59am

MRD-VP-1/1: The Face Of Lucy's Ancestor, Australopithecus Anamensis, 3.8 Million Years Ago

and jaw fragments, all dated to between 4.2 and 3.9 million years ago. The similarities between the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2019 - 2:32pm