Life Sciences

Ancient Nitrogen Metabolsim

all those EU regulations concerning water quality!  Alas, one of the chief researchers does not see ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Oct 30 2015 - 6:12pm

Why Are Some Genes Highly Expressed?

nucleosome dynamics and how this affects gene expression. They discovered all promoters could be classified ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2015 - 6:46am

Jumping Gene Mystery: Grabbing A Parasite By The Tail

and another slotted in to serve some, but not all, of the same functions. In other words, the LINE-1 ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2015 - 2:16pm

Parasite Genome Reveals It's Actually A 'Micro Jellyfish'

genes are one example, which are important to development of all animals, and these lack them," she ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2015 - 11:00am

Animal Organ Transplants Into Humans Using Gene Editing

all much more difficult in the case of humans and pigs. The genetic divide means the human immune ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 6 2015 - 8:30am

Men Do Have A Better Sense Of Direction Than Women, But Why?

one of the first symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. "Almost all brain-related diseases are ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2015 - 7:43am

Amygdala Influences Kindness, Charitable Behavior

that can be delivered to himself, to the monkey next to him, to both or to nobody at all," he ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2015 - 10:52am

Wired Different: Compulsive Video Game Player Brains

functional connectivity. The team analyzed activity in 25 pairs of brain regions, 300 combinations in all ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2015 - 4:56pm

Jazz And Blues: Emotional Expression Affects Brain Creativity Network In Musicians

we're increasingly comfortable with," Limb said. "Not that we're going to answer all the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2016 - 10:09am

Sorry Spider-Man, Geckos Are At The Size Limit For Sticking To Walls

all species the problem is solved by evolving relatively bigger pads, but this does not seem possible ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2016 - 5:50pm