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Surf's Up: Turbulence Tells Sea Urchins to Settle Down
April 9, 2013 — Tumbling in the waves as they hit a rocky shore tells purple sea urchin larvae it's time to settle down and look for a spot to grow into an adult, researchers at have ... > full story -
Excess Estrogen in Pregnancy Can Silence BRCA1 in Daughters, Increasing Breast Cancer Risk
April 9, 2013 — Excess estrogen levels during pregnancy can disable, in their daughters, a powerful breast cancer tumor suppressor gene, say researchers. They found the DNA repair gene BRCA1 to be silenced in one ... > full story -
Measuring Microbes Makes Wetland Health Monitoring More Affordable, Says Researcher
April 9, 2013 — Tiny, unseen wetland creatures provided crucial indicators of the ecosystems' health in a new study. Using analysis of the microbiological health of wetlands is cheaper and faster than traditional ... > full story -
Blockade of Pathogen's Metabolism
April 9, 2013 — In the search for new antibiotics, researchers are taking an unusual approach: They are developing peptides, short chains of protein building blocks that effectively inhibit a key enzyme of bacterial ... > full story -
Scientists Seek Sea Urchin's Secret to Surviving Ocean Acidification
April 9, 2013 — Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key to this ability to deal with higher ... > full story -
First Genetic Factor in Prostate Cancer Prognosis Identified
April 9, 2013 — Patients with prostate cancer and hereditary mutations in the BRCA2 gene have a worse prognosis and lower survival rates than do the rest of the patients with the ... > full story -
Der Steppenworm? Two New Species Differ from the Elusive 'Mongolian Death Worm'
April 9, 2013 — Scientists have discovered the first proper earthworms from the Outer Mongolian steppes. Although the two new species don't have the deadly biology of the legendary olgoi-khorkhoi, 'Mongolian Death ... > full story -
One-Two Punch Could Be Key in Treating Blindness
April 9, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that using two kinds of therapy in tandem may be a knockout combo against inherited disorders that cause blindness. While their study focused on man's best friend, the ... > full story -
Gene Variations Predict Chemotherapy Side Effects
April 9, 2013 — Seemingly benign differences in genetic code from one person to the next could influence who develops side effects to chemotherapy, a new study has found. The study identified gene variations that ... > full story -
Environmental Change Triggers Rapid Evolution
April 9, 2013 — Environmental change can drive hard-wired evolutionary changes in animal species in a matter of generations. A new study overturns the common assumption that evolution only occurs gradually over ... > full story
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