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Pictured above is the SpikerBox, a low cost, open-source BioAmplifier developed by a team of scientist/engineers in their quest to bring neuroscience…

Increasing your vegetable and fruit intake could improve your appearance, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of St Andrews…

The American Heart Association Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology recently released their list of “Top Advances in Functional Genomics and…

Tibetans and Incas are so well adapted to their high altitude homes that the low oxygen levels don’t even faze them, but…

Spiderman, watch out! There’s a new, super-strength spider silk in town! Researchers from Politecnico di Torino in Italy performed stress tests on…

This month in PLoS ONE: synchronized eating, depression’s link to working overtime (surprise!), a step towards understanding Alzheimer’s, the oldest living thing…

Forget the elephant in the room. Try the elephant on the farm, raiding crops for a tasty treat while risking the wrath…

Seamounts – submarine ‘mountains’ which can rise from the seafloor to heights of several km – are found in every ocean basin…

I’m trying to submit my manuscript, but when I follow the prompt to check my Artwork Quality results after I build my…

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About 10 years ago, I had quite a scare when my high school biology teacher warned us away from figs because their…