A new article explores exactly what distinguishes our genome from that of the lab mouse. In the first comprehensive comparison between the genes of mice and humans, scientists reveal that there are more genetic differences between the two species than had been previously thought.
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Researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate, an active ingredient in green tea.
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A new report on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands provides the sharpest picture yet of the region’s marine life and ecosystems. The report examines the geographic distribution of the island chain’s marine life and habitats, and the conditions that determine where they are found.
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Identification Of Genetic Variants Affecting Age At Menopause Could Help Improve Fertility Treatment
For the first time, scientists have been able to identify genetic factors that influence the age at which natural menopause occurs in women. A greater understanding of the factors influencing age at menopause might eventually help to improve the clinical treatment of infertile women.
A synoptic view of European shipping routes can be seen for the first time thanks to a new map created using seven years of radar data from ESA’s Envisat satellite. Despite the fact that ships are more energy efficient than other forms of commercial transportation, many marine engines operate on extremely dirty fuel that causes [...]
Researchers have investigated why the debunked vaccine-autism theory won’t go away. Medical anthropologists, science historians, vaccine experts, social scientists, and pediatricians explore the factors keeping the dangerous notion alive — and its proponents so vitriolic.
Famous depictions of the largest of all known dinosaurs, from film and television to museum skeletons, have almost certainly got it wrong, according to new research. Now scientists are saying the low-necked pose of sauropods is a mistake: new evidence indicates that they held their necks aloft like giraffes and all other living land vertebrates, [...]
Star Trek scanners that fix injuries with beams of light may not be science fiction after all. A new optical technology that lines up living cells and controls their movements has opened the door to better artificial tissues and wounds that heal faster with less scarring.
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With their sweet, refreshing juices and succulent interior, watermelons are a favorite summertime treat, especially around July 4th. But now this Independence Day favorite could become even more of a patriotic commodity. The simple sugars in watermelon juice can be made into ethanol.
A heart muscle protein can replace its missing skeletal muscle counterpart to give mice with myopathy a long and active life.