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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 Awarded for Discovery That Mature Cells Can Be Reprogrammed to Become Pluripotent
October 8, 2012 — The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 has been awarded jointly to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. The two ... > full story -
River Turtle Species in Missouri Still Suffers from Past Harvesting, Study Finds
September 25, 2012 — Researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the ... > full story -
New Turtle Tracking Technique May Aid Efforts to Save Loggerhead
September 21, 2012 — The old adage "you are what you eat" is helping scientists better understand the threatened loggerhead turtle, which is the primary nester on Central Florida's ... > full story -
Evolutionary History of Lizards and Snakes Reconstructed Using Massive Molecular Dataset
September 19, 2012 — A new study has utilized a massive molecular dataset to reconstruct the evolutionary history of lizards and snakes. The results reveal a surprising finding about the evolution of snakes: that most ... > full story -
Young Researcher on the Trail of Herbal Snakebite Antidote
September 17, 2012 — A Ph.D. student has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in ... > full story -
New Snake Species: List of Animal Species Threatened by Mining and Deforestation in Western Panama Augmented
September 17, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a new snake species in the highlands of western Panama. The scientific name of the conspicuously colored reptile Sibon noalamina means "no to the mine." It was chosen to ... > full story -
Researchers Find Our Inner Reptile Hearts
September 14, 2012 — Researchers have finally succeeded in showing that the spongy tissue in reptile hearts is the forerunner of the complex hearts of both birds and mammals. The new knowledge provides a deeper ... > full story -
Snakes Minus Birds Equals More Spiders for Guam: Ecologists Look for Effects of Bird Loss Caused by Invasive Brown Treesnake
September 13, 2012 — Ecologists have found as many as 40 times more spiders in Guam's remote jungle than are found on nearby islands. The booming spider population is likely due to the destruction of the island's forest ... > full story -
Surprises in Evolution of Frog Life Cycles
September 10, 2012 — All tadpoles grow into frogs, but not all frogs start out as tadpoles, reveals a new study on 720 species of frogs. The new study uncovers the surprising evolution of life cycles in ... > full story -
Common Antifungal Drug Decreases Tumor Growth and Shows Promise as Cancer Therapy
August 21, 2012 — An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and shows promise as a chemotherapy for cancer. Scientists made this discovery by exploiting the evolutionary relatedness of yeast, ... > full story
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