2,444 results
2,444 results for: mutations
- Animals
Leaping land fish avoids predators by blending in
The Pacific leaping blenny avoids being eaten by predators by blending into its rocky habitat.
- Chemistry
This is what happens when you pee in the pool
Swimming pools are basically chemical toilets, but here’s why I’ll keep swimming.
- Neuroscience
Diuretic may treat autism, study in rodents suggests
Drug that lowers chloride levels in brain cells staves off symptoms in mice and rats.
- Science & Society
The gene patenting decision from a plaintiff’s point of view
Plaintiffs in Myriad case win an overwhelming victory, but some details remain a bit fuzzy.
- Life
Pigeons’ prominent plumage traces to one gene
A mutation responsible for ruffs, crests and collars appears to have arisen once and then passed among species through breeding.
- Humans
H5N1 influenza research moratorium ends
Scientists lift self-imposed moratorium on research that would make avian flu transmissible among humans.
- Plants
Dastardly daisies
This flower isn’t just any old sex cheat. It can be sexually deceptive three ways and in 3-D.
- Health & Medicine
Updated Pap smear detects ovarian, uterine cancers
Adding a genetic analysis to the procedure reveals mutations specific to the two malignancies.
- Genetics
Genetic mutations may explain a brain cancer’s tenacity
DNA damage may transform adult cells in glioblastoma, making the malignancy harder to kill.
- Life
Genes in wheat relatives help stave off stem rust
Wild and obscure species provide resistance to deadly fungus.
- Health & Medicine
Aspirin has selective benefit in colorectal cancer
Patients with a common gene mutation survive longer, which might enable doctors to predict who would get results from the drug.
- Neuroscience
Narcolepsy may be an autoimmune disease
Narcolepsy occurs when wayward immune forces launch an attack on brain cells responsible for wakefulness, a new study suggests.
