Brain activity pattern may be early sign of schizophrenia

Neuroscientists have identified a pattern of brain activity that is correlated with development of schizophrenia, which…

Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?

A new review explores the complexity of evolution's predictability in extraordinary detail. In it, researchers closely…

Broad genome analysis shows yeasts evolving by subtraction

An unprecedented comparison of hundreds of species of yeasts has helped geneticists brew up an expansive…

Healing kidneys with nanotechnology

Researchers have developed a new method for treating and preventing acute kidney injury. Their technique involves…

Why modest goals are so appealing

Study finds that people feel it's easier to achieve a small incremental goal than to maintain…

‘Nested sequences’: An indispensable mechanism for forming memories

A research team has just lifted part of the veil surrounding brain activity during sleep. Though…

Genetic ‘whodunnit’ for cancer gene solved

Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to…

A burst of ‘synchronous’ light

Excited photo-emitters can cooperate and radiate simultaneously, a phenomenon called superfluorescence. Researchers have recently been able…

Bees on the brink

Using an innovative robotic platform to observe bees' behavior, researchers showed that, following exposure to neonicotinoid…

Self-assembling protein filaments designed and built from scratch

For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling protein filaments built from identical protein…