Motor Neurons Grown From Stem Cells
After much trial and error, scientists have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming spinal motor neurons, the critical nervous…
Aussie Deserts Created By Ancient Fires
Ancient hunters and gatherers may have triggered the failure of the annual Australian Monsoon some 12,000 years ago by burning…
Waterways Awash With Anti-Bacterial Chemical
Researchers believe that many rivers and streams in the U.S. contain high levels of a toxic antimicrobial chemical – triclocarban…
Genetic Gradient Theory Challenges Evolutionary Ideas
Research published in Science is the first in the world to demonstrate a genetic gradient – or path of gradually…
Researchers Simulate Biological Clock
New York University researchers have developed a model of the intra-cellular mammalian biological clock that reveals how the rapid interaction…
Epilepsy Drugs Slow Aging
A class of anti-seizure medications appears to slow the rate of aging in roundworms, say researchers at Washington University. When…
Map Reveals Dark Matter Clumps
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope has been used to generate a spatial map demonstrating the clumped substructure of dark…
Huygens Countdown Starts
The European Space Agency (ESA), is counting down to January 14, when the Huygens space probe will parachute onto Titan’s…
Nanoparticles Used To Deliver Gene Therapy
University at Buffalo scientists say that a gene therapy method that doesn’t rely on potentially toxic viruses as vectors may…