Life Sciences

HaCYC2c Gene: Source Of Van Gogh's Sunflower Genetic Mutation Revealed

always have a disrupted copy of the gene. "All of this evidence tells us that the mutation ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2012 - 9:30pm

The Sweet Smell Of Synthetic Whale Ambergris

perfumes. “With cheap perfumes, half an hour later all the good stuff is gone and it’s evaporated before the ...

Article - Rachel Nuwer - Apr 11 2012 - 2:08pm

Bats Gave Us Mumps: Multiple Infectious Agents Discovered In 'Virus Reservoir'

analysis shows that almost all of the forebears of today's paramyxoviruses have existed in bats," ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2012 - 2:02pm

Desperate Fishwives- Goby Girls Go Gaga

draws to an end, guys drop dead by the hour, making goby girls go all out in their hunt for a mate to ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2012 - 4:00am

Hatchery Salmon Versus Wild Salmon

is now much greater than wild chum salmon, so it is not all that surprising that we are seeing ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2012 - 3:49pm

Polar Bears Genetic Ancestry Traced Back 600,000 Years

information”, says Hailer, “which makes a lot of sense, given all the unique adaptations in polar bears.” ...

Article - News Staff - May 17 2012 - 10:49am

Why Don't We Have Giant Insects Today?

Jurassic and beginning of the Cretaceous period, about 150 million years ago, all of a sudden oxygen goes ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2012 - 4:13pm

European Testing For 'Racial Purity': A Concern

is at least trying to drive it out and all those 'end racism' banners are a puzzle to ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 14 2012 - 10:38am

This Is What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Control

comes around. We have all seen people who lose it over 'nothing' and recognize it may be ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2012 - 5:00pm

Steven Pinker Against Group Selection Or Against Evolution?

Evolution is not just biological evolution, where stuff has to divide and die and all of that, and evolution ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Jun 19 2012 - 2:39am