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Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife? From Re-Creating Extinct Species to the Risk of Genetically Modified Super-Species
April 2, 2013 — What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and ... > full story -
Brain Scans Might Predict Future Criminal Behavior
March 28, 2013 — A portable MRI was used to assess anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) activity in 96 adult male inmates who were then followed for up to four years after their release from prison. Those who re-offended ... > full story -
Seeing Happiness in Ambiguous Facial Expressions Reduces Aggressive Behavior
March 28, 2013 — Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of anger and aggression, ... > full story -
Language Used in Immigration Debates May Be as Important as the Policies
March 28, 2013 — The language activists and politicians use in immigration debates may be as important as the policies they are debating when it comes to long-term effects, according to the author of a new study in ... > full story -
Dusting for Prints from a Fossil Fish to Understand Evolutionary Change
March 27, 2013 — In 370-million-year-old red sandstone deposits in a highway roadcut, scientists have discovered a new species of armored fish in north central Pennsylvania. Studying and describing this fish's ... > full story -
Study Explores Gang Activity on the Internet
March 26, 2013 — Gangs are not using the Internet to recruit new members or commit complex cybercrimes, according to a new ... > full story -
Meeting Broad, Varied, Competing Priorities in Conservation
March 25, 2013 — Solutions that meet the broad, varied, and often competing priorities of conservation are difficult to come by. New research takes a hard look at why, in an effort to find ways to resolve the ... > full story -
Urban Vegetation Deters Crime in Philadelphia
March 25, 2013 — A new study of Philadelphia found that abundant vegetation, when well-maintained, can deter certain types of crime -- particularly assault and robbery. The study is the first to look at the issue ... > full story -
Genetic Analysis Calls for the Protection of Two Highly Endangered Portuguese Fish Species
March 21, 2013 — A chromosome study of the endemic Portuguese fish Squalius aradensis and S. torgalensis draws attention to their current status of highly endangered species. Rapid habitat loss in combination with ... > full story -
Risk of Crime in Gated Communities
March 20, 2013 — Gated communities are perceived to be safe havens in a world of risk and uncertainty, but new research from the United States challenges received opinion and suggests that, although opportunistic ... > full story
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