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Stem Cell Research: Open Chromosomes for Creating Pancreas Cells

04.04.2015 12:13 PM

Open Chromosomes for Creating Pancreas Cells Stem cells will be a big part of medicine in the future, offering a potential treatment for many diseases and injuries.

How to Make Biofuel: Feeding Algae with Wastewater

04.04.2015 11:41 AM

Feeding Algae with Wastewater, Makng Biofuel As society shifts to wanting more sustainable sources fuels and other products, many groups are looking at different organisms to act as biological factories.

DNA Does Not Solely Contribute to Genetics, New Research Finds

04.03.2015 15:57 PM

Serenity Not Just about DNA? For a long time we thought we had a pretty good idea about how heredity works. At first it was just "offspring look roughly like a combination of their parents".

New Insights into Gender Dimorphism in the Brain

04.03.2015 13:25 PM

Generally speaking, most animal species show some form of sexual dimorphism. Generally speaking, most animal species show some form of sexual dimorphism.

Is Genetically Modified Food Safe?

04.02.2015 21:58 PM

Why You Should like Genetically Modified Food Genetically modified organisms are great. That's not necessarily a popular opinion, but it's true.

Scientists Develop New Insecticide to Fight Off Mosquitoes

04.02.2015 15:13 PM

New Tool in the Fight against Mosquitoes Most people care about animals, some are even vegetarians or vegans, but not many people care about insects. Still, no insectgets so much active hate as the mosquito.

Gene Therapy Could Be Getting an Upgrade

04.02.2015 15:12 PM

Gene Therapy Could Be Getting an Upgrade If you're a repeat reader of this website, then you might be familiar with CRISPR-Cas9. But in case you're new, let's review.

Cure for Cancer: Cure-All Borrelidin Molecule Could Hold the Key to Cancer Treatment

04.02.2015 10:27 AM

New Drug Candidate Is Anti-Everything Natural or traditional medicine usually isn't the strongest option when combating a disease. However, studying traditional herbs and other natural products can be an excellent starting point for modern medicine.

Mice Sing in Similar Fashion to Songbirds, We Just Can't Hear It

04.01.2015 16:12 PM

Mice Sing Similar to Songbirds One of the difficulties in science is the limited scope of human senses. We can see only a tiny part of the spectrum, we can only hear a tiny subset of possible sounds, and testing chemicals directly with our nose or mouth is problematic.

Scientists Make Temperature Sensor From Tobacco Cells

04.01.2015 16:10 PM

Temperature Sensor Made from Tobacco Cells Scientists and engineers love copying nature, there is even a term for it, biomimicry. Evolution has usually had thousands, millions, if not billions of years to perfect a mechanism, so it's usually pretty good.

Welfare May Actually Encourage Recipients to Work, New Study Suggests

04.01.2015 16:07 PM

Higher Welfare Does Not Encourage Dependency, New Study Suggests Science and politics don't always mix. One is inherently subjective, what someone believes is best for society, both socially and economically.

Scientists Combine Brainwave Technology With Robotics to Create Bionic Limbs

03.31.2015 16:16 PM

Shared Control for Better Prosthetics, Brain-Computer Interfaces Many technologies that seemed like science fiction only a few years ago, are now becoming realities.

Fasting, New Drugs Offer Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment

03.31.2015 16:12 PM

Fasting and New Drug Offers Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment Cancer is an extremely difficult set of diseases to treat, partially because it is part of us.

Ants Continue to Colonize Even When in Space

03.31.2015 15:59 PM

Developing Algorithms from Ants in Space Space, the final frontier; these are the voyages of ants. No seriously, back in January the International Space Station received a shipment of ants.

New Study Links Poverty With Diminished Brain Development

03.31.2015 15:56 PM

New Study Links Poverty with Brain Development The age-old debate of nature versus nurture isn't really a debate. We've all pretty much agreed that when it comes to the complexity of raising a child, there are a large variety of factors that go into it.

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Offer Safer, Biodegradable Alternative to Conventional Plastic

03.30.2015 16:17 PM

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Solve Two Issues Plastic really is a great material. It's relatively easy to produce, and can have a wide range of chemical and physical properties.

Stem Cell Therapy: Breakthrough in Stem Cell Treatment of the Liver

03.30.2015 16:05 PM

Breakthrough in Stem Cell Treatment of the Liver Liver disease is extremely difficult to treat. It can result from both genetic and environmental factors, including a poor diet or excess alcohol use.

Is Fatty Beef Good for You? New Study Says Yes

03.30.2015 15:40 PM

Heart Healthy Beef? And Other Cow News If you're trying to watch your cholesterol and keep your heart generally healthy, you may think that red meat is the bane of your existence.

Focus of Alzheimer's Research Should Be Shifted, Study Says

03.30.2015 15:37 PM

Focus of Alzheimer's Research Should Be Shifted, Study Says Alzheimer's is a devastating neurological condition that affects many people, usually in their old age.

Bacteria Found to Use Their Own Natural Battery

03.30.2015 15:36 PM

Bacteria Found to Use Natural Battery Humans love inventing things, it's one of the things that actually separates us from other animals on this planet.

Alternative Energy Update: Producing Fuel from Agricultural Waste

03.29.2015 21:43 PM

Producing Fuel from Agricultural Waste For many reasons, it would be a good idea to rely less on petroleum and its derivative compounds. Not only are they unfriendly to the environments but they are obviously nonrenewable.

Scientists Develop Nanoparticles That Will Heal Your Wounds

03.27.2015 16:30 PM

Scientists Develop Healing Nanoparticles Medical research is constantly advancing. There are plenty of struggles but overall things look pretty hopeful.

Genome Editing Now Fighting Mosquitoes, Killing Bacteria, and Improving Pigs

03.27.2015 16:23 PM

Genome Editing: Fighting Mosquitoes, Killing Bacteria, and Improving Pigs Earlier in the week we covered a breakthrough in scientists' ability to create transgenic mice for medical and other biological research.

Ebola Virus Cure and Treatments: Phase One Trial for New Ebola Vaccine Complete

03.27.2015 16:22 PM

Phase 1 Trial for New Ebola Vaccine It's not in the news as much, but the Ebola outbreak is still an ongoing struggle in parts of West Africa. In response many groups around the world are attempting to rush research on a potential vaccine.

Pedophiles Are More Likely to Be Left Handed, New Research Shows

03.27.2015 16:21 PM

Sinister Neural Pathologies The Latin word for left is sinister. You may wonder why that is, but for a long time left-handed people were somewhat of a persecuted minority.

Carbon Nanotube Brain Implants Could Enhance Parkinson's Treatments

03.26.2015 23:40 PM

Using Carbon Nanotubes in Brain Implants Carbon materials are an extremely hot topic in science right now. Just today we previously covered a story involving a carbon nano-material.

Nanoscale Carbon Called Graphene Could Solve Water Scarcity

03.26.2015 18:21 PM

Freshwater from Nanoscale Carbon could soon be a reality. Carbon is arguably one of the greatest elements known to man. Not only is it the foundation of all organic molecules, and therefore life, but it also fueled the Industrial Revolution and its crystals are how we propose marriage.

Inflection Critical to How Dogs Understand Human Speech

03.26.2015 17:36 PM

Understanding How Dogs Understand Us Dogs are man's best friend. They are one of the earliest domesticated animals and have been with us for thousands of years.

Could Modified Yeast Biofuels Replace Gasoline

03.26.2015 16:32 PM

Modified Yeast Unlocks Biofuel Potential You may know that a modified diesel engine can actually run on highly filtered oil left over from the deep fryer.

Could Spinal Cord Repairs in Mice Lead to a Cure for Paralysis in Humans?

03.26.2015 12:22 PM

Spinal Cord Injury Repaired in Mice Spinal cord injuries are extremely tragic, often leading to irreversible paralysis. Many groups around the world are pursuing various treatment options.