Life Sciences

The Brain's Source Of Power

Goldman, Solomiya Blekot, Michael Nielsen, Takahiro Takano, and Rashid Deane, all of whom hold positions at ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 8:28am

Mutations In 2 Genes Linked To Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis And Telomere Shortening

found that the mean, age-adjusted telomere length of all rare variant carriers was significantly shorter ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2015 - 10:00am

Unexpected Role For Calcium In Tuberculosis

inhibition of calcium channels may one day be used as a treatment for autoimmune diseases. "Like in all ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2015 - 10:00am

How A Mobile DNA Sequence Finds Its Target

genome, and is positioned upstream of specific genes, all transcribed by the RNA polymerase III (Pol III) ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2015 - 8:30am

Mystery Of The Tubulin Code Unraveled

ferrying molecular cargo throughout cells. Although all microtubules have the same basic appearance, they ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 9:14am

This Eye-Opening Parasite Can Get In Through Your Contact Lens

always wash your hands and follow all instructions in handling and storing contact lenses properly. ...

Article - The Conversation - May 22 2015 - 11:30am

Dogs Follow Human Gazes- But Differently Than Other Animals

different ages. Dogs of all ages are able to follow human gaze The scientists tested two groups of dogs with ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2015 - 1:00pm

Most Heart Muscle Cells Formed As Children

than the heart muscle cells. The endothelial cells have the shortest life-cycle, and in adults all such ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2015 - 8:07am

First Sensor Of Earth's Magnetic Field In An Animal Discovered

brought worms into the lab from other parts of the world, the worms didn't all move down. Depending ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2015 - 6:43pm

Early European Human Had A Neanderthal Ancestor

modern humans that came to Europe mixed with the local Neanderthals. All present-day humans who have ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 22 2015 - 7:11pm