Fungus That Causes White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Proves Hardy Survivor.
After taking an in-depth look at the basic biology of a fungus that is decimating bat colonies as it spreads across the U.S., researchers report that they can find little…
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Reveal Differences Between Humans and Great Apes.
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have, for the first time, taken chimpanzee and bonobo skin cells and turned them into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a type…
Babies’ Intuition for Numbers Predicts Later Skill at Math
If a 6-month-old can distinguish between 20 dots and 10 dots, she’s more likely to be good at math in preschool. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which finds…
Biological DNA Clock Discovered, May Become ‘Important Biomarker’ To Fight Human Aging
A biological clock capable of determining how old different human tissues and cells are has been discovered by a team of researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles. The…
The Genomic Oracle – If your DNA is sequenced at birth, how would if affect your life? A new project aims to find out.
In June 2007, James Watson, a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, went to Houston to pick up his genome. At a ceremonial press conference at Baylor College of Medicine,…
Mouse whiskers research reveals signal pathway from touch neuron to brain
Human fingertips have several types of sensory neurons that are responsible for relaying touch signals to the central nervous system. Scientists have long believed these neurons followed a linear path…