Scientists Produce Photoreceptors from Embryonic Stem Cells
By producing photoreceptors from human embryonic stem cells, researchers from the University of Montreal have taken a major step forward in the fight against age-related…
By producing photoreceptors from human embryonic stem cells, researchers from the University of Montreal have taken a major step forward in the fight against age-related…
In a newly published study, neuroscientists from MIT reveal evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex can identify objects. When the eyes are open, visual information…
A newly published study from UCLA neuroscientists reveals how a diet high in processed fructose hampers the brain’s ability to heal itself following traumatic injury….
New research from Brown University details a relatively accessible method for making a working (though not thinking) sphere of central nervous system tissue. If you…
Newly published research details the effects of human genetic variation, finding that each person possesses on average about 150 variants capable of disabling genes. A…
Using a new tool called SegEM, scientists from the Max Planck Institute are able to speed up the reconstruction of connections between nerve cells more…
In a newly published study, a team of scientists from Rice University and Baylor College reveal the structural details of a protein seen as key…
A team of scientists from MIT, Harvard, and Wageningen University have developed a new system for human genome editing that has the potential to increase…
A team of scientists has discovered and mapped a light-sensing protein that uses vitamin B12 to perform key functions, including gene regulation. The result, derived…
Scientists from Yale University have developed a new platform to view metabolism, taking a very big step forward in terms of understanding how metabolism interfaces…
Neuroscientists from MIT have now identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where” components of memory, revealing that this information is split even…
Biologists from Harvard University are examining whether the earlier arrival of warm weather will clash with genetic programming of plants. Harvard scientists are taking a…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute show that behavioral compatibility plays an important role in mate choice in zebra finches. Zebra finches allowed to breed…
New research from Yale University reveals that estrogen in suburban yards is changing the ratio of male and female green frogs at nearby ponds. Green…
Researchers from Yale University detail a new way to attack malarial parasites in blood cells. Yale University researchers have found a new way to slow…
Researchers detail the discovery of a new species of flea beetle, Burumoseria yuae. Nausea, vomiting, and weakness are but a few of the symptoms one…
A newly published study shows how Brazilian wasp venom selectively kills cancer cells without harming normal cells. The social wasp Polybia paulista protects itself against…
Geologists discovered the fossils of Pentecopterus in a meteorite crater by the Upper Iowa River in northeastern Iowa. You don’t name a sea creature after…