How Snakes Survive Starvation

How Snakes Survive Starvation

Snakes are relatively new on the world scene, having been around for about 100 million years. Yet they currently comprise about half of all reptile species. This new kid on the evolutionary block's…
Booze And Biofuels

Booze And Biofuels

Leave it to Scotland to find a reason to make more whisky. A new research project at the University of Abertay Dundee could make it possible for cars of the future to run on fuel made from the by-…
Wrinkles On The Moon

Wrinkles On The Moon

Good lighting and high resolution cameras in the SMART-1 satellite are making it possible to put together the story linking geological and volcanic activity on the Moon. “Thanks to low-elevation…
First Finding Of Entire Enzyme In Only One Sex

First Finding Of Entire Enzyme In Only One Sex

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme…
Does a Summertime Baby Mean a Myopic Child?

Does a Summertime Baby Mean a Myopic Child?

Planning for a summer delivery for your child? You might want to choose an ophthalmologist along with an obstetrician. If your child is born in the winter or fall, it will have better long-range…
UTX-JMJD3 Essential For Stem Cell Development

UTX-JMJD3 Essential For Stem Cell Development

Researchers at BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have identified a new gene family (UTX-JMJD3) essential for embryonic development. The family controls the expression of genes crucial for stem cell…