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Person-years
Definition The total sum of the number of years that each member of a study population has been under observation; e.g.,... Read More
University Of Utah To Help Build Realistic Bionic Arm
University of Utah researchers will receive up to $10.3 million to help develop a new prosthetic arm that would work, feel... Read More
A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us–The Evolution of Life on Earth
A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us--The Evolution of Life on Earth ... Read More
SENI Biometric Analysis on the extinct Scincidae species: Macroscincus coctei (underlined)
Brian L. Schnirel Leeway Corucia Research Center (LCRC) Courtesy: Polyphemos (2004) Introduction: It has been... Read More
Transit Authority On Cell Biology, Proteomics and Career Decisions
Martin Latterich 12539 Montellano Terrace, San Diego, CA 92130, USA, latterich@yahoo.com Source: Martin Latterich... Read More
Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth’s History
Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History ... Read More
When The Brain, Not The Ears, Goes Hard Of Hearing
Problems with the brain not just the ears cause a great deal of the age-related hearing loss in older people. Researchers... Read More
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More
The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future
The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future ... Read More
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th Edition) (Brock Biology of Microorganisms) ... Read More
‘Most Recent Common Ancestor’ Of All Living Humans Surprisingly Recent
New Haven, Conn. -- In this week's issue of Nature, a Yale mathematician presents models showing that the most recent... Read More
The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World
The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World ... Read More
Columbia Researchers Identify Early Brain Marker for Familial Form of Depression
Largest-Ever Imaging Study of Depression Implicates Structural Changes in Brain’s Cortex March 23, 2009 -- NEW YORK... Read More
Planting Seeds and Watching Dreams Grow
By Valerie Young The Garden is an occasional series featuring the steps fellow readers are taking to lovingly grow their... Read More
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts Longer Than Previously Thought
Immunity to whooping cough lasts at least 30 years on average, much longer than previously thought, according to a new... Read More
Still in the Image of God? The Ethical Challenge of Brain Damaged Persons
COMMENTARY Still in the Image of God? The Ethical Challenge of Brain Damaged Persons by Derrick L. Hassert, Ph.D. James is... Read More
Traumatic Brain Injury may lead to Seizure
Traumatic Brain Injury May Lead to Seizure Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called... Read More
Evidence for Intelligent Design from Biochemistry
From a speech delivered at Discovery Institute's God & Culture Conference Michael J. Behe Discovery Institute August... Read More
Infants Or Adults? NIH Ethicists Argue For New Bird Flu Priorities
An American flu pandemic would present difficult and tragic choices: As many as 90 million people might become sick, and... Read More
Bad Moon Rising: the persistent belief in lunar connections to madness
Over and above Alina Iosif and Bruce Ballon I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes... Read More
A Surprisingly Easy Way to Increase Your Odds of Working at What You Love
By Valerie Young It’s estimated that roughly half of all people will make a New Year’s Resolution. No big deal right?... Read More
Inoculation
Inoculation Definition In Immunology, inoculation is defined as the process of introducing an antigenic substance or... Read More
Cognitive Testing, Gender And Brain Lesions May Predict Multiple Sclerosis Disease Progression Risk
Aug. 13, 2009 — Cognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their... Read More
Spontaneous generation
Definition noun plural: spontaneous generations The previously popular notion that living organisms arise or develop from... Read More
Scientists Discover New Epilepsy Gene
It is a boon to the genetical students and epileptic patients that Harvard Medical School found a new gene causes... Read More
Measles vaccine hesitancy leads to outbreaks, deaths of unvaccinated
Many people are afraid of getting measles vaccine these days. The fear arises from the allegedly adverse effects of it, such... Read More
A Neurobiological Approach to Understanding Human Intelligence
Is human intelligence measurable? ... quantifiable? Perhaps, you came across this popular catchphrase purportedly quoted by... Read More
IQ, Creativity and Learning – Quiz
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Overview of Chirology
Psychodiagnostic Chirology (PDC) is a comprehensive diagnostic discipline applied by professional behavioral specialists in... Read More
MSU researchers make new discoveries on what does and doesn’t affect immune system
Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body's immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress.... Read More
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey ... Read More
Biogenesis
Definition noun plural: biogeneses (1) The process in which life forms arise from similar life forms (2) A theory that... Read More
Human influences challenge penguin populations
Global warming, fishing and petroleum pollution lower breeding success of the seabirds The ecology of penguins makes these... Read More
Sequencing Of The Oyster Mushroom Genome
Professor of Microbiology at the Public University of Navarre, Antonio Gerardo Pisabarro de Lucas, is leading an... Read More
Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease
Article submitted on 27 July 2008. Article published on 01 September 2008 Contributed by msquare121092@yahoo.com.au for... Read More
Bioethics: The Future of Human Dignity
Bioethics: The Future of Human Dignity by Daniel S. McConchie, M.A. During our lifetimes, we have become accustomed to a... Read More
How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary
How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary ... Read More
The Myth of Secular Neutrality: Unbiased Bioethics?
by Sarah J. Flashing The media spotlight on the Terri Schiavo case brought the world’s attention to important matters... Read More