Choosy Cockroaches
Older female cockroaches are less choosy about mates.
Lizard Spit
Spit from the Gila Monster could help diabetics stabilize their blood sugar levels
Bacteria From Space
The seeds of life on Earth may have come from outer space from bacteria embedded in comets.
Circadian Rhythms
Studying the chemicals responsible for re-setting the body's internal clock
Biting Insects
Tropical wasps bite each other to divide labor, may be form of insect communication, not bullying.
Insect Sweet Tooth
Will insects that are attracted to sugar be attracted to artificial sweeteners?(insects aren't really attracted to sugar, but to other cues that denote sugar is there. But they will fall for artificial sweeteners)
Friendly Microbes
Bacteria in your gut change how your genes express themselves, making it easier for other friendly microbes to enter and affecting your physiology as well.
Seasonal Fat
Studying how hamsters gain and lose weight so quickly may teach us more about how humans can do it, too.
Glowing Wounds
Civil War wounds that glowed meant that infection was staved off-- new research shows how p. luminescens bacteria saved the lives of soldiers.
Schizophrenia Virus
A retrovirus embedded in the human genome may contribute to schizophrenia.
Crayfish Reflexes
How the escape reflex of a the crayfish can teach scientists about behavior in humans
Alzheimer’s Vaccine
A vaccine for Alzheimer's disease is beginning the first phase of human trials.
Stem Cells & Parkinson’s
Ethical issues prevent human embryonic stem cells from being studied widely as a treatment for Parkinson's disease
Marine Reserves
National Fish Parks benefit not only fish species, but fishermen as well.
Arsenic-Loving Ferns
Using ferns to soak up arsenic out of contaminated soil
DNA Heritage
Can DNA testing reveal your ethnic heritage? (yes and no-- it can reveal heritage if special markers are present-- and they're not always present, even when there's a match)
Beer Antioxidants
Beer has antioxidants which reduce the risk of heart disease in rats.
Low Oxygen
Babies who succumb to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may not have enough neurons to respond to low oxygen.
Russian Honeybees
Russian honeybees can confer varroa mite resistance to domestic U.S. honeybees.