GIANT Research Shows Large Number of Genes Linked to Human Height
A newly published study from the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium gives scientists a better look at the biology of height and…
Growth News
The Health Challenges of the Growing Class of Megacities
Megacities are usually defined by a total population in excess of 10 million, with an additional component of population density. Rapid urbanization will take a…
Secreted Peptide Dilp8 Essential to Insect Growth Rate
Two published studies from independent research groups show that Dilp8 is an essential part of normal insect development, slowing growth rate and allowing sufficient time…
UCLA Discovery Suggests a Mechanism and Design Principle for the Engineering of Tissue
Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Center for Cell Control at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied…
Researcher Studies Root Growth to Develop Hardier, Weather-resistant Crops
Researcher Edgar Spalding from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is trying to figure out how to grow crops optimally suited to survive and thrive in all…
Study Measures Mammalian Growth, Taking 24 Million Years to Go from Mouse to Elephant
Evolution has its quirks, and getting from a mouse-sized animal to a pachyderm didn’t take thousands of years, it took millions. Evolutionary biologists have published…
Asia’s Coal Use Up 500% Since 1980
Whether global warming is really occurring or these temperatures are cyclical, it’s best to keep coal use down as it is terrible for the environment….
