Human Evolution Still Tied to Darwinian Selection
As it turns out, even with all our medical technology and health education, we can’t outrun the findings of Charles Darwin. A study conducted by…
As it turns out, even with all our medical technology and health education, we can’t outrun the findings of Charles Darwin. A study conducted by…
Bioengineers at UCLA developed a deformability cytometer to better understand the physical properties of cells, which may prove very useful in the fight against diseases…
In an effort to better understand why fruit flies are immediately attracted to our food, a team of scientists developed a device, called Flywalk, to…
New research from scientists at Harvard University examines the mitotic spindle, finding that the spindle is more complex than previously thought. Using a femtosecond laser…
Joint pain is common among older adults and osteoarthritis is something many active people will face as they age. Scientists at Washington University School of…
As concerns over antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to grow, a newly published study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital details the identified pathways of naturally…
A new technique developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool may help medical experts develop ways to reduce the risk of fibrillation by showing…
It turns out that mucus may not be just a messy side effect of colds and sickness. Biological engineers at MIT are exploring the antiviral…
The cancer drug, BIND-014, is the first targeted and programmed nanomedicine to enter human clinical studies. A newly published study demonstrate BIND-014’s ability to effectively…
Superpowers aren’t unheard of in the world of insects. Feats of strength, sound, and leaping ability are all made common by the naturally occurring protein…
Through the use of high-energy X-rays, researchers uncovered the structures of some of the most intricate and challenging proteins ever analyzed and determined the composition…
There have been sightings of white whales sporadically over the last few decades, but the only white killer whales (Orcinus orca) were young, including one…
This fifteen-minute video shows how the presence of a Yale anthropologist and his colleagues from the University of Michigan help keep chimpanzees safe from the…
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina describes how they used PAPupuncture to deliver long-lasting pain relief by exploiting the molecular…
If you thought living on fast food, candy, soda, and red meat was dangerous, try a diet of carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide. That’s what…
Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine are studying how a protein that lacks any definable structure plays a vital role in cell channels. While…
It was previously thought that the brain featured a specific “God Spot” that was responsible for the neuropsychological basis for spirituality. A new study from…
Over the years antibiotics have saved many lives, but scientists never fully understood the process of how bacteria were killed, until now. A new study…