Key features of autism reflect an imbalance in signaling from excitatory and inhibitory neurons in a…
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A dolphin diet
The health of dolphin populations worldwide depends on sustained access to robust food sources. Marine biologists…
Tree-of-heaven’s prolific seed production adds to its invasive potential
Tree-of-heaven -- or Ailanthus -- is an invasive triple threat, according to a team of plant…
Ebola detected in semen of survivors two years after infection
Researchers have found Ebola RNA in the semen of survivors two years after infection. They are…
Similar characteristics found in human-induced and natural earthquakes
Humanmade and naturally occurring earthquakes in the central US share the same characteristics, researchers have found.…
Early gene-editing success holds promise for preventing inherited diseases
Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in early stage human embryos with…
The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
US cats and dogs cause 25-30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in this…
Saving the monarch butterfly: Biologist explains population census discrepancies
New research provides an explanation for why citizen scientists taking censuses of monarch butterfly populations didn’t…
Anthrax: A hidden threat to wildlife in the tropics
Anthrax, a disease so far not associated with tropical rain forests, is common in the Ivory…
A Braf kinase-inactive mutant induces lung adenocarcinoma
The initiating oncogenic event in half of human lung adenocarcinomas is still unknown, a fact that…