Geraniums（天竺葵） may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle（日本金龟子） , which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornament...
The massive magnitude（震级，大小） 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the...
A new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 199...
University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests. Using a techniq...
A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them --increased the risk of obesity（肥大，...
The sooner people with diabetes start taking metformin（二甲双胍） , the longer the drug remains effective, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published...
The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome（基因组） sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded...
A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic（转基因的） rainbow trout（虹鳟鱼） with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish...
A study on the past extinction of large mammals in India by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Duke University, and other groups has found that countr...
Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive（认知的，认识的） impairment（损害，损伤） , and new resea...