Browse the Archives by Category: Life Sciences

• Testing transgene fitness (May 20, 2003)
• HIV uses Trojan Horse approach(May 14, 2003)
• From Runge to cancer research (March 18, 2003)
• Auto experts view cars like faces (March 7, 2003)
• Vanderbilt student creates new procedure during summer internship at NIST ( February 24, 2003)
• Developing a Robot Friday (February 10, 2003)
• Worm sex receptor identified (January 17, 2002)
• Diagnosing mental disorders (December 19, 2002)
• Bacterial biological clocks (December 13, 2002)
• Probing secret sharing among bacteria (November 11, 2002)
• Deciphering the genetic basis of the mosquito’s senses (October 2, 2002)
• Newly revealed hieroglyphs tell story of superpower conflict in the Maya world (September 19, 2002)
• Shedding new light on the mystery of cell movement during development (September 9, 2002)
• Researchers pinpoint genes that dictate five fingers (August 30, 2002)
• Attention acts as visual glue (August 7, 2002)
• Scientists detail how the brain regulates sensory information (June 13, 2002)
• Team probes acetaminophen action (May 17, 2002)
• Singing for life in the shadow of AIDS (May 6, 2002)
• Different parts of the brain handle fantasy and reality (March 28, 2002)
• Genetically-engineered mice mimic cardiac hypertrophy in humans (March 22, 2002)
• Virtual reality of synesthesia (March 19, 2002)
• The elegant worm (8-part feature story) (March 11, 2002)
• Physicians link heart arrhythmias to calcium, sodium ions (February 20, 2002)
• Study associates differences in mood with activity in a specific area of the brain (February 12, 2002)
• New optical technique detects diseased tissue (January 17, 2002)
• Subjectivity in public health nursing (January 15, 2002)
• Study of key enzyme sheds new light on programmed cell death and may lead to new drugs for reducing the severity of stroke (December 4, 2001)
• Differences in brain usage among Braille readers shed new light on the relationship between thought and language (November 30, 2001)
• Assaulting the mosquito's sense of smell (November 26, 2001)
• Free-electron laser (10-part feature story) (October 9, 2001)
• New clues to the location of visual consciousness (September 17, 2001)
• Giving cannibalism a human face (August 10, 2001)
• Neuroscientist studies bizarre mammals (April 20, 2001)
• Laughter's Influence (Jan. 9, 2001)
• Presence of only two genes makes the difference between an ordinary and headless embryo (Dec. 18, 2000)
• Where are they now? Researchers report on choices of girls from 1980 study on gender differences in mathematical reasoning ability (Dec.18, 2000)
• Neuroscientists identify 'oops center' in the brain (Dec. 14, 2000)
• Analysis of Martian meteorite using magnetic microscope supports claim that meteorites could have carried life to Earth (Oct. 26, 2000)
• Researchers measure distinct characteristics in speech of individuals at high risk of suicide (Oct. 23, 2000)
• Archeological team unearths buried Maya palace (Sept. 8, 2000)