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Nature includes all the natural, physical, and material phenomena in the universe. The term is usually used to refer to plants, animals, and geology in our natural environment.
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APR 28, 2015Plants & Animals
A study out of Taiwan has shown that two groups of proteins in orchids compete to produce the vast array of colors and s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Caltech researchers have found how an abundant class of RNA genes-called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs, pronounced link ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Our genomes are riddled with the detritus of ancient viruses. They infected our hominid ancestors tens of millions of ye ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
EPFL scientists discover that certain cell structures, the centrioles, could act as information carriers throughout cell ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electroch ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 27, 2015Microbiology
Syrup extract found to make antibiotics more effective against bacteriaA concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disea ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 27, 2015Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a groundbreaking achievement led by an international team that includes Clemson scientist Chris Saski, the intricatel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
"Listen to your heart," sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not everyone is able to tune into their ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
How aware are you of the birds that live in your neighborhood? Do you know how many different species there are? Do enjo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Extracellular vesicles (membrane sacs secreted from cells) have sprung forth as valuable mediators facilitating cells' c ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Results published in Protein & Cell, an open access journal, confirm rumors that Chinese scientists have edited genomes ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A series of earthquakes that rattled a small Texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations.
Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
To celebrate Earth Day, this article from The Independent takes an inventory of how our planet has fared since the holid ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Plants & Animals
While other squid reproduce all at once late in their lives, vampire squid appear to
alternate between reproductiv ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Neuroscience
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Tiny structures made of lipid molecules and proteins have been believed to wander within the membrane of a cell, much li ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 28, 2015Plants & Animals
A study out of Taiwan has shown that two groups of proteins in orchids compete to produce the vast array of colors and s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Caltech researchers have found how an abundant class of RNA genes-called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs, pronounced link ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Our genomes are riddled with the detritus of ancient viruses. They infected our hominid ancestors tens of millions of ye ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
EPFL scientists discover that certain cell structures, the centrioles, could act as information carriers throughout cell ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electroch ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 27, 2015Microbiology
Syrup extract found to make antibiotics more effective against bacteriaA concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disea ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 27, 2015Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a groundbreaking achievement led by an international team that includes Clemson scientist Chris Saski, the intricatel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
"Listen to your heart," sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not everyone is able to tune into their ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
How aware are you of the birds that live in your neighborhood? Do you know how many different species there are? Do enjo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Extracellular vesicles (membrane sacs secreted from cells) have sprung forth as valuable mediators facilitating cells' c ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Results published in Protein & Cell, an open access journal, confirm rumors that Chinese scientists have edited genomes ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A series of earthquakes that rattled a small Texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations.
Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
To celebrate Earth Day, this article from The Independent takes an inventory of how our planet has fared since the holid ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Plants & Animals
While other squid reproduce all at once late in their lives, vampire squid appear to
alternate between reproductiv ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Neuroscience
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Tiny structures made of lipid molecules and proteins have been believed to wander within the membrane of a cell, much li ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
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