You may have more in common with a pigeon than you realise, according to research. It shows that humans and birds have brains that are wired in a similar way.
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Scientists have developed a new approach for treating a deadly brain cancer that strikes 15,000 in the United States annually and for which there is no effective long-term therapy. The researchers, from Yale ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 2, 2013
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Scientists at the Danish Stem Cell Center, DanStem, at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that they can make embryonic stem cells regress to a stage of development where they are able to make placenta cells as well ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2013
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Having the biggest playlist doesn't make a male songbird the brainiest of the bunch, a new study shows.
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2013
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Governments have agreed to phase out the use of the toxic chemical HBCD, and restrict trade in four other dangerous substances, the head of the UN's anti-pollution division said Friday.
Environment
May 10, 2013
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Understanding exactly how stem cells form into specific organs and tissues is the holy grail of regenerative medicine. Now a UC Santa Barbara researcher has added to that body of knowledge by determining how stem cells produce ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 22, 2013
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Cleaning up mercury pollution and reducing prenatal exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) could save the European Union €10,000 million per year, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Environment
Jan 6, 2013
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A series of rapid environmental changes in East Africa roughly 2 million years ago may be responsible for driving human evolution, according to researchers at Penn State and Rutgers University.
Earth Sciences
Dec 24, 2012
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There are approximately one trillion quintillion microbial cells on this planet. That's more than the number of stars in the known universe!
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 22, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Dr Gillian Forrester, a visiting fellow in psychology at the University of Sussex and a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Westminster, analysed hand actions directed towards either objects or ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2012
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