Cellular Quality Control
A newly discovered protein regulates the quality of our DNA.
Ethics & Social Class
The higher your socioeconomic status, the more prone you may be to unethical behavior.
Egg-Producing Stem Cells
Contrary to popular belief, women can produce new egg cells in adulthood.
Podcast for 9 March 2012
NEW MEDICINE - A rare mutation that protects people from diabetes and cancer. How the pancreas …
Health Chemistry Roundup
New research suggests that caffeine drinking by breastfeeding mothers may cause irritability in …
Early Tide Maps
A group of 19th century scientists mapped the world’s tides, making the oceans safer for seafaring.
Plants into Plastic
A new technique generates two key plastic components from plant material.
Fructose-Tasting Pancreas
Taste receptors on the pancreas may enable fructose sweeteners to boost obesity.
Contagious Yawns
Both humans and chimpanzees can’t resist the urge to yawn when others do.
Podcast for 2 March 2012
ALL ABOUT LANGUAGE - Neuroscientists are beginning to reconstruct what we've heard by listening to …
Cancer & Diabetes Resistance
A rare genetic mutation makes people very short, but also resistant to cancer and diabetes.