Can Plants Provide Petroleum-Derived Chemicals?
May 9, 2014ScienceDaily Plant scientists find fatty acid desaturating enzymes link up to pass intermediate products from one enzyme to another.
View ArticleLasers That Detect Neurological Disease
May 10, 2014Scientific AmericanAjai Raj When you suspect a fever, you pop a thermometer in your mouth and take your temperature. In diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, no simple tool can...
View ArticleGene Behind Highly Prevalent Facial Anomaly Found
May 9, 2014ScienceDaily A genetic cause of a facial disorder known as hemifacial microsomia (HFM) has been discovered by scientists. The researchers find that duplication of the gene OTX2 induces HFM,...
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Found: A Snake Species No One Believed Existed
Eleven hundred kilometers off the coast of Mexico, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sits a tiny hunk of rock and sand known as Clarion Island.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Vaccine candidate using genetically engineered malaria parasite developed
A next generation genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that might constitute the path to a highly protective malaria vaccine has been developed by scientists. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites...
View ArticleFive Ways to Meddle with Memory
Researchers tinkered with recall in a spate of recent studies-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleA Connected World, Possible Antianxiety Therapies, Water Reuse and Nobel...
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View ArticleNew Neurons In the Brain Keep Anxiety at Bay
The adult brain generates neurons every day. These cells help us to distinguish one memory from another—a finding that could lead to novel treatments for anxiety disorders
View ArticleA Step-by-Step Guide to Your Next Creative Breakthrough
Take a moment to look at the image on the opposite page. What do you see? Just a neural network? Perhaps you spotted the hidden figure. If so, you have just had a moment of insight. You may have felt a...
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Mice may hold key to stopping Alzheimer's-like diseases
Tiny differences in mice that make them peculiarly resistant to a family of conditions that includes Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease may provide clues for treatments in humans....
View ArticleHow does your garden grow? 3-D root imaging in real time
Growing plants in a microscope is helping scientists to view roots developing in 3D and in real time. "With the growth conditions under our control, we can explore how roots respond to different...
View ArticleGulf oil spill researcher: Bacteria ate some toxins, but worst remain
A Florida State University researcher found that bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico consumed many of the toxic components of the oil released during the Deepwater Horizon spill in the months after the...
View ArticleFor bats and dolphins, hearing gene prestin adapted for echolocation
A little over a decade ago, prestin was found to be a key gene responsible for hearing in mammals. Prestin makes a protein found in the hair cells of the inner ear that contracts and expands rapidly...
View ArticleTo Save Elephants, Close All Ivory Markets
Legal ivory markets that are supposed to only deal in stockpiles and antiques inevitably launder poached ivory. Close them all, says WCS Vice President for Species Conservation. David Biello...
View ArticleGuys Prefer Electric Shocks To Boredom
Guys would rather zap themselves with electricity than be left alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes. Karen Hopkin reportsAug 13, 2014 |By Karen Hopkin |
View ArticleCould Deep Brain Stimulation Fortify Soldiers' Minds?
As many as 20 percent of war veterans return from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression, according to a 2008 report from the RAND Corporation....
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Does Marijuana Harm the Brain?
Aug 14, 2014 |By Simon MakinCredit: Getty ImagesThe ClaimCasual cannabis use harms young people's brains.
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Identifying the source of stem cells
When most animals begin life, cells immediately begin accepting assignments to become a head, tail or a vital organ. However, mammals, including humans, are special. The cells of mammalian embryos get...
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