Life Sciences

Wild Fish: It's Time For A Depth Limit On Trawling

indices were not significantly different. This is all set out in the paper or the many works underpinning ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 13 2015 - 6:30am

Neurons That Make Men Desire Sex More Than Food Found

instead of through the co-ordinated action of hormones. Of course not all behavioural differences are ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 15 2015 - 4:22pm

We Can Start A Biblical Plague With Three Locusts

a swarm is all about neighbors – but that doesn’t make it “neighborly”. The reason locusts pay so much ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 9 2015 - 7:30am

Sweet Irony: The Environmental Impacts Of GMO Sugar Science Denial

synonymous with health food.  As reported in the NPR piece, the Hershey Company is transitioning to all ...

Article - Kevin M. Folta - May 14 2016 - 7:07am

New Method For Bone Marrow Transplants Without Using Chemotherapy

researchers said. "The transplanted cells, the donated organ and the patient's own tissues all learn ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2016 - 11:23am

Stand Up For Science! The FDA Wants Your Opinions On Genome Editing In Plants

answer all, or for that matter any, of the questions posed in the docket. If you have a strong scientific ...

Article - Nathaniel Graham - Mar 16 2017 - 12:12pm

The Science And Politics Of Genetically Engineered Salmon: Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam Answers 5 Key Questions

all-female and triploid. Triploidy means the fish have three complete sets of chromosomes rather than the ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 27 2019 - 12:21pm

Too Little Is Known About Probiotics To Say They Work

in supermarket aisles all the time. Both words, their placement and the products they adorn, imply ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 15 2020 - 2:00pm

Mosquitoes: Females Need Blood, Males Need Nectar, Both Need Keen Noses

disease vector species that is not present in the native area of the orchid. And interestingly, all these ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 13 2020 - 10:00am

Wash Your Hands But Stop Touching Your Face So Often Too- Here's How

anything at all. Studies show that students, office workers, medical personnel and people on trains touch ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 19 2020 - 12:51pm