Switched-on DNA: Sparking nano-electronic applications
Tao's group, modified just one of DNA's iconic double helix chemical letters, abbreviated as A, C, T or G, with another chemical group, called...
Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis
Stanford's Jaimie Henderson and Krishna Shenoy are part of a consortium working on an investigational brain-to-computer hookup.
Credit: Paul Sakuma
In a Stanford-led research report, three...
Only a third of parents think they are doing a good job helping kids...
Many parents do not promote healthy eating in kids, according to this month's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the...
Six-legged robots faster than nature-inspired gait
Researchers at EPFL and UNIL have discovered a faster and more efficient gait, never observed in nature, for six-legged robots walking on flat ground....
Russian scientists slowed down aging
A genetically-modified mouse participated in the experiment.Credit:The A.N. Belozersky Institute Of Physico-Chemical Biology
Synthetic compound developed in the Moscow State University slows down aging of...
Reasons for our left or right-handedness
Judith Schmitz and Sebastian Ocklenburg are interested in right-left differences.Credit: © RUB, Marquard
A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced...
Researchers are first to see DNA ‘blink’
A powerful Northwestern University imaging tool is the first to measure the structure of isolated chromosomes without the use of fluorescent labels. Credit: Northwestern...
Scientists uncover how Zika virus causes microcephaly
Credit: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered the mechanisms that...
Seismicity in British Columbia and hidden continent called Zealandia
Mount Cook, the highest peak of New Zealand and Zealandia. Image credit: Flickr/Bernard Spragg. NZ
The science and information magazine of The Geological Society of...
B vitamins reduce schizophrenia symptoms, study finds
Add-on treatment with high-dose b-vitamins can significantly reduce symptoms of schizophrenia more than standard treatments alone, a new study finds. Image credit: Flickr/Vitamina Verde
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How dads bond with toddlers: Brain scans link oxytocin to paternal nurturing
Fathers given boosts of the hormone oxytocin show increased activity in brain regions associated with reward and empathy when viewing photos of their toddlers,...
