Life Sciences

Black-Legged Ticks Linked To Encephalitis

Black-legged ticks made up almost all of the collection. Nymphs and adults were sampled, as these life stages ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 15 2013 - 1:33pm

Fear Factor: Missing Brain Enzyme MAO A/B Leads To Abnormal Levels Of Fear In Mice

electric shock. All mice showed learned fear the next time they were tested in the same environment, with ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 16 2013 - 11:09am

Genetic Secrets Of The Ground Tit, The World's Toughest Little Bird

this possible."  Because of all these divergent characteristics, the ground tit was long ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 16 2013 - 10:05am

Crop Rotation Works- Here's Why

it contained a greater diversity of other eukaryotes such as protozoa. All organisms on our planet ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2013 - 10:18am

Stem Cell Gene Therapy May Prevent Inherited Childhood Dementia Disease

determined in WBCs. (d–e) Mean fluorescent intensity of eGFP expression was determined for all leukocytes and ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2013 - 10:17am

Why Homing Pigeons Find Home

not yet definitively clear where this unusual gift comes from. All we seem to know is that homing ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2013 - 1:32pm

Inception- Mice Prove It's No Myth

stimulus used to create the false memory is a painful one. After all, pain is the body’s indicator that it ...

Article - Sarah Harrison - Aug 6 2013 - 10:55am

Biological Insecticides- Entomopathogenic Viruses Control Potato Moth

from all over the world.   The granulosis virus, or granulovirus, appears to be the most widespread. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2013 - 2:16pm

Thank Evolution For Hot Flashes: Menopause Sets Women Apart From Other Primates

extended our lives to the point where we've outlived our egg supply. A woman is born with all the eggs ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2013 - 10:20am

Baby Bird Sleep Patterns Are A Lot Like Baby Humans

to five days, the logger was removed. All of the owlets subsequently fledged and returned at normal ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 2 2013 - 1:17pm