Study: Cells in retina change their duties to help the brain detect motion —...
To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and hardware of its light-sensing cells to create...
Study: People show confirmation bias even about which way dots are moving — ...
People have a tendency to interpret new information in a way that supports their pre-existing beliefs, a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. Once...
Study: Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women’s hormones — (Details)
As we go about our daily lives, we are exposed to many different chemicals that could have negative effects on our hormones. These...
Study: How a virus destabilizes the genome — (Details)
New insights into how Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induces genome instability and promotes cell proliferation could lead to the development of novel antiviral...
Study: Requiring physical activity classes help sedentary college students be more active — ...
Requiring physical activity classes in college encourages sedentary students to become more active, while elective classes tend to draw those who are already...
Study: A very special protein synthesis machinery — (Details)
Ribosomes are among the most important molecular machines within the cell that hardly changed in the course of evolution. Their function is to...
Study: The super-fast screening technology could help to discover new treatments — (Details)
If you're looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world's top predators, your chances of survival probably aren't good....
Study: Intense, recent physical activity linked to healthy metabolic profiles in adolescents — ...
More time spent intensely active, to a greater extent than less time spent sedentary, correlates with a healthier metabolic profile in adolescence, according...
Study: New bacterial strain named after Cornish discovery — (Details)
A new bacterial strain will be named after Cornwall following its identification from a skin infection.
Staphylococcus cornubiensis, named after the medieval name for...
Study: 3-D virtual simulation gets to the ‘heart’ of irregular heartbeats — (Details)
In a proof of concept study, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the heart to...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
