Cuba Nearly Eliminates Mother-to-Child HIV Infections
Cuba on 30 June became the first country in the world to receive validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has eliminated mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and…
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Congratulations Class of 2015 Graduates!
Congratulations, Class of 2015. Wishing each of you the best in your future endeavors! -The Institute for Society and Genetics
Flatworms Could Replace Mammals for Some Toxicology Tests
Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered that planarians, commonly used in high-school biology labs to study regeneration and the primitive nervous system, are actually quite sophisticated when it comes…
SCSU Science Team Working to Save Connecticut’s Bats from Extinction
Bats are dying by the millions, and there’s no sure way to stop the plague of white-nose syndrome that could cause major ecological change and even extinctions, say biologists at…
Signs of Democracy Seen in Typically Authoritarian Baboon Society
When it’s time to travel, wild olive baboons make democratic decisions about where to go, even though they live in hierarchical societies. The discovery is a surprise, researchers report online…
Largest-Ever Study of Parental Age and Autism Finds Increased Risk with Teen Moms
The largest-ever multinational study of parental age and autism risk, funded by Autism Speaks, found increased autism rates among the children of teen moms and among children whose parents have…