Nauka i edukacja

Rodolfo Llinás believes that abnormal brain rhythms help account for a variety of disorders, but his theory is far from widely accepted.

A new theory of brain development would change the way mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are understood.

Scientists have learned that the canonical “genes” account for an embarrassingly tiny part of the human genome.

New research suggests that as many as 1 in 17 men living today on the coasts of North Africa and southern Europe may have a Phoenician direct male-line ancestor.

Even the most extravagant blood lore pales in comparison to the biochemical, evolutionary and engineering marvels of the genuine article.

Scientists have now sequenced the genomes of two more parasites that cause malaria, plasmodium vivax and plasmodium knowlesi.

One Japanese and two American scientists won this year’s prize for their work on observing cells.

The fumes from “road tar” or asphalt give me a headache. What is in it? Does it contain carcinogens?

Joseph DeRisi, a molecular biologist and biochemist, helped invent the ViroChip, which accelerates the ability of researchers to diagnose viral infections.

There is an increase in beauty marketing that employs science buzzwords whose meaning may be lost on consumers.