Reading is a team-lift as different brain parts work together to predict proficiency
The extent to which sensory-specific parts of the brain are able to connect as a network, not necessarily anatomically, but functionally, during a child's...
Major step toward printed anisotropic magnets
Researchers have taken a major step toward printed, aligned anisotropic magnets via additive manufacturing processes.
Biologists find new genetic interdependence between mothers and their offspring
A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of early development help explain patterns of animal development in nature and across...
This wild plant could be the next strawberry
By combining genomics and gene editing, researchers have figured out how to rapidly bring a plant known as the groundcherry toward domestication.
Dormant genes brought to life in new generations
The genetic differences in phyloplankton living in close geographic proximity can be great, something which long has surprised researchers. Now new research shows that...
New research aims to help catch child killers
Violent crimes against children are especially abhorrent. New research will help law enforcement learn more from juvenile and infant remains in order to help...
Designing a more productive corn able to cope with future climates
An international research team has found they can increase corn productivity by targeting the enzyme in charge of capturing CO2 from the atmosphere.
Don’t treat e-cigarettes like cigarettes, say experts
Assuming e-cigarettes are equal to cigarettes could lead to misguided research and policy initiatives, argue experts in a new commentary, which distills articles and...
Immune cells help older muscles heal like new
The immune system's macrophage cells are critical to growing muscle tissues in a lab, say the biomedical engineers who earlier reported the world's first...
Finding middle ground on the range
Cattle ranching and conservation may seem an unusual pair in the American West, but new research reveals a clear link between the economic health...