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Turtle Genome Analysis Sheds Light on Turtle Ancestry and Shell Evolution
April 28, 2013 — From which ancestors have turtles evolved? How did they get their shell? New data provides evidence that turtles are not primitive reptiles but belong to a sister group of birds and crocodiles. The ... > full story -
Physicists, Biologists Unite to Expose How Cancer Spreads
April 26, 2013 — A multi-institutional study has found that cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive and nimble than nonmalignant ... > full story -
New Drug Stimulates Immune System to Kill Infected Cells in Animal Model of Hepatitis B Infection
April 26, 2013 — A novel drug developed and tested in an animal model suppresses hepatitis B virus infection by stimulating the immune system and inducing loss of infected ... > full story -
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Hitting 'Reset' in Protein Synthesis Restores Myelination: Suggests New Treatment for Misfolded Protein Diseases Such as Alzheimer's
April 26, 2013 — Neuroscientists show how turning down synthesis of a protein improves nerve, muscle function in a common neuropathy. A potential new treatment strategy for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease ... > full story -
Battery of Tests on Cancer Cells Shows Them as 'Squishy,' Yet Tactically Strong
April 26, 2013 — A team of student researchers and their professors from 20 laboratories around the country have gotten a new view of cancer cells. The work could shed light on the transforming physical properties of ... > full story -
Competing Pathways Affect Early Differentiation of Higher Brain Structures
April 26, 2013 — A new study shows how the strength and timing of competing molecular signals during brain development has generated natural and presumably adaptive differences in a brain region known as the ... > full story -
Sea Surface Temperatures Reach Highest Level in 150 Years on Northeast Continental Shelf
April 26, 2013 — Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to new research. Temperature is also affecting distributions of ... > full story -
Computer Scientists Suggest New Spin on Origins of Evolvability: Competition to Survive Not Necessary?
April 26, 2013 — Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular ... > full story -
Developmental Neurobiology: How the Brain Folds to Fit
April 26, 2013 — During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in surface area in some species, which is accommodated by folding of the tissue in species with most ... > full story -
Fish Win Fights on Strength of Personality
April 26, 2013 — When predicting the outcome of a fight, the big guy doesn't always win suggests new research on fish. Scientists have found that when fish fight over food, it is personality, rather than size, that ... > full story
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