1+ week, 1+ day ago   (876+ words) One of the largest genetic investigations of cognition ever conducted in young people has found that while boys and girls differ modestly on a range of cognitive tests, those differences are mirrored by real differences in how strongly genes shape…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (640+ words) The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has unveiled an ambitious new fellowship designed to reshape how the next generation of animal science professionals is trained. Known as F.U.S.E....

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (92+ words) Pregnancy may be one of the most physiologically demanding experiences the human body can undergo, and a new review suggests that its biological costs are written into our cells. Writing in the journal Biogerontology, researchers Laura Collopy and Yana Kolenichenko…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (773+ words) Scientists have decoded the complete genome of a soil bacterium that can simultaneously boost plant growth, unlock locked-up nutrients in depleted fields, and even fend off a devastating fungal pathogen—capabilities that could help farmers cut back on chemical fertilizers....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (772+ words) There are few questions in science that grip the public imagination quite like the limits of human longevity, and a new study published in the journal Biogerontology now adds a substantial piece of evidence to one of the most contentious…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) Spatial biology has promised a more complete view of how cells behave inside tissues, but that promise has often come with a steep technical price. Researchers who want to measure both gene activity and protein abundance while preserving each molecule’s…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (83+ words) Scientists in China have uncovered a previously hidden molecular pathway that connects cholesterol metabolism to the aging of blood vessels, a discovery that could reshape how researchers approach vascular aging and the diseases that accompany it. The new study, published…...