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The Iron in Our Blood That Keeps and Kills Us
In this search for the origin of one of the world's most common genetic diseases, emerging research in evolutionary...
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Stem Cell Method Allows Blind Mice to See Again
Blind mice can see again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could...
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Cheap, Easy Technique to Snip DNA Could Revolutionize Gene Therapy
A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine,...
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Earthworms Roped Into Making Quantum Dots
Ordinary earthworms are proving to be a sophisticated chemistry lab: they can put together substances with unusual light-emitting properties....
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Researchers Unlock Ancient Secret of Chinese Medicine
For over a millennium the Chinese have used an herb known as Chang Shan to treat fevers associated with...
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Fat Influences Production, Survival Decisions Taken By Brain Cells
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified two molecules that play an important role in the survival and...
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Source of Evolutionary Differences Among Species Uncovered
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine researchers have uncovered a genetic basis for fundamental differences between humans and other...
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Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion
While it is a painful truism that brutality and violence are at least as old as humanity, so, it...
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New Form of Cell Division Found
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human...