News

  1. Health & Medicine

    A different GI link to colon cancers

    Diets rich in sweets and other quickly digested carbohydrates appear to increase an individual's risk of developing colon cancer.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Berry promising anticancer prospects

    Cranberry products can retard the growth and spread of breast cancer in rodents.

    By Janet Raloff

  3. Disabled genes dull sense of smell

    Mutated genes may explain why humans have a poor sense of smell.

    By John Travis

  4. Genes, genes, and more genes

    Scientists have almost finished sequencing the genes of rice and of a man.

    By John Travis
  5. Ecosystems

    Insects, pollen, seeds travel wildlife corridors

    Strips of habitat boost insect movement, plant pollination, and seed dispersal among patches of the same ecosystem.