In research published online Dec. 23, 2012 in the journal Nature Genetics, scientists have found three new and relatively rare genetic variants that i...
Autistic-like behaviors can be partially remedied by normalizing excessive levels of protein synthesis in the brain, a team of researchers has found i...
A new study co-authored by the Georgia Institute of Technology indicates that clay minerals, rocks that usually form when water is present for long pe...
In most cities, traffic growth has outpaced road capacity, leading to increased congestion（拥挤）, particularly during the morning and evening commutes. ...
The climate after the largest mass extinction so far 252 million years ago was cool, later very warm and then cool again. Thanks to the cooler tempera...
Galactan（半乳糖体） is a polymer of galactose（半乳糖）, a six-carbon sugar that can be readily fermented by yeast into ethanol（乙醇） and is a target of interest ...
In a forced game of molecular tug-of war, some strings of atoms can act like a lever（杠杆）, accelerating reactions 1000 times faster than other molecule...
A research team led by biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside has tested a popular hypothesis in paleo-ocean chemistry, and proved ...
Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describin...
In a discovery that raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise, a new study finds that the western part of ...