Life Sciences

CDH10 Gene Variant Appears In Nearly 20 Percent Of Autism Cases

from families affected by autism, as well as nearly 6,500 healthy controls. All participants shared ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2009 - 1:17am

Evolution In A Test Tube- Researchers Create 'Mini Galapagos' In The Lab

each RNA could utilize all five types of food — but none of these were utilized particularly well. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2009 - 11:23am

Hey Bird, So You Think You Can Dance?

of Harvard University, who led the other study. "After all, there is no convincing evidence that ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2009 - 12:00pm

Swine Flu: Filtering Fact From Fiction About Face Masks

people should be wearing all the essential Personal Protection. References: (1) Department of Health ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2009 - 10:22pm

Is Narcolepsy An Autoimmune Disorder?

all immune responses — was present in narcolepsy. Because T cells are involved, Mignot believes the ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2009 - 12:28pm

Preconceptions, Evolutionary Strategies And Mosses

classification systems.  Liverworts are believed to be a sister group to all other land plants.  Mosses diverged ...

Article - Ian Ramjohn - May 5 2009 - 1:07am

As The Bug Evolves: Where Is Swine Flu Headed?

characterizes all type A influenza viruses, with mortality equilibrating to within a range bounded by roughly ...

Article - Greg Critser - May 13 2009 - 4:29pm

How Is A Protist Like A Flying Pig? Mutualism

house, food, and in the pig’s case, airfare. We all like this relationship; that’s why your escape artist ...

Article - Stephanie Pulford - May 18 2009 - 3:31pm

Cells On Petals Are 'Velcro' For Bees

researchers believe that all pollinators that land on flowers (such as butterflies, flies and other kinds of ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2009 - 5:15pm

When It Comes To Genomes, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

"Selectively removing a couple of fence posts jumpstarts a cascade of global changes all over the genome that ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2009 - 8:04pm