A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits, report...
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - While investigating mass transit accidents, especially in air travel, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials often rely ..
Credit: University of Massachusetts Medical School CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is quickly revolutionizing biomedical research, but the new technology is not yet exact. The technique can...
Credit: Flickr user, wanderingseoul61 Extinctions related to climate change have already happened in hundreds of plant and animal species around the world. New research, publishing...
Credit: Andrew Whitehead/UC Davis Evolution is working hard to rescue some urban fish from a lethal, human-altered environment, according to a study led by the...
How do juvenile songbirds learn to sing in a way that preserves both the unique features of local song culture and their specifics-specific song "signature"?...
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Reporting new research results involves detailed descriptions of methods and materials used in an experiment. But...
Credit: ETH Zurich Researchers led by ETH Professor Martin Fussenegger at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) in Basel have produced artificial beta...
Credit: Intersect New Haven, CT, Dec. 8 - A new study today shows that the expansion of mobile money helped bring hundreds of thousands of...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study found that traditional bullets for muzzleloading rifles and black powder rifle cartridges fragment less upon impact and may leave...
Credit: Zac Caffall, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University researchers have identified a common mechanism underlying separate forms of dystonia, a family of brain...
Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Barbara Taylor One of the most sophisticated networks of acoustic detectors ever developed for wildlife science has documented a devastating 34 percent per...
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the award of NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants valued at $1.5 million to 15 scientists, who are full...
Credit: Kyle Costa/Caltech Many infectious pathogens are difficult to treat because they develop into biofilms, layers of metabolically active but slowly growing bacteria embedded in...
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Psoriasis is well-known for causing too many skin cells on elbows, knees, and across the body, but...
