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Navigating the genome to cure deafness
Researchers have found a critical piece of the puzzle of human deafness.
Credit: © Brian Jackson / Fotolia
A new Tel Aviv University study solves a...
Four-in-one flu shot may mean lifelong protection against the flu
Eric Weaver (right), an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and research team members Brianna Bullard (center)...
How chromosomes ‘cheat’ for the chance to get into an egg
Signals from the polarized cell cortex (in green) in mouse oocytes regulate microtubule tyrosination (white) to generate spindle asymmetry in meiosis I. This asymmetry...
Strength exercise as vital as aerobic new research finds
Doing push ups and sit ups may help you live longer.
Credit: © ijetdo / Fotoliaa
Push ups and sit ups could add years to your...
Childhood spankings can lead to adult mental health problems
Spanking is defined as using physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, to correct or control...
Scientists decipher mechanisms underlying the biology of aging
Cells periodically switch between "on" and "off" in their chromatin state during aging. Aged cells lose this switching capability, resulting in cell death. These...
Newly discovered orangutan species is ‘among the most threatened great apes in the world’
Photo of a Pongo tapanuliensis skull.
Credit: Nater et al.
Scientists have long recognized six living species of great ape aside from humans: Sumatran and Bornean...
Feral cats now cover over 99.8 percent of Australia
Feral cat.
Credit: Courtesy, Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the Australian Government's National Environmental Science Programme
Feral cats cover over 99.8% of Australia's land area, including...
Dingoes remain top predator despite control measures
New research finds that the culling of dingoes in Australia to protect livestock does not open the way for other predators to take their...
Dingo fence study shows dingo extermination leads to poorer soil
This is a dingo in the Australian outback.
Credit: Anna Normyle
A comparison of conditions in the outback on either side of Australia's dingo fence has...
Genetic study uncovers evolutionary history of dingoes
Pure dingoes come in a variety of colors including ginger, black and tan, white and sable.
Credit: Lyn Watson/Australian Dingo Foundation
A major study of dingo...
