日期：2010-04-01 The strongest known recurrent（周期性的，复发的） genetic cause of schizophrenia（精神分裂症） impairs communications between the brain's decision-making and memory hubs（枢纽，中心） , resulting in working memory deficits, according to a study in m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-01 Today's publication in Nature of the genetic blueprint for the zebra finch（斑胸草雀） marks 10 years of success for the Ensembl project in helping researchers to navigate the genomes of a Noah's Ark of species. Ensembl, a genome annotation（注释，... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-31 Acoustic（声学的，听觉的） analysis of the 'giggle' sound made by spotted hyenas（土狼） has revealed that the animals' laughter encodes information about age, dominance and identity. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Ecology record... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-31 Common toads（蟾蜍） (Bufo bufo) can detect impending（即将发生的，悬挂的） seismic activity（地震活动） and alter their behaviour from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new study in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Journal of Zoology.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-31 One in three South Asian, West Asian or Arab women one of the fastest growing segments（片段，段数） of Canada's population say they have trouble accessing a doctor to address an urgent health concern or to monitor health problems. The findings, fro... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-31 The highest-resolution-yet temperature map and images of Saturn（土星） 's icy moon Mimas obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal surprising patterns on the surface of the small moon, including unexpected hot regions that resemble Pac-Man eatin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-31 Misunderstandings about proper use of antibiotics（抗生学，抗生素） have the potential to spread widely through social networks such as Twitter, according to a report in the April issue of AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, the official pu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-29 The exceptionally simple theory of everything, proposed by a surfing physicist in 2007, does not hold water, says Emory University mathematician Skip Garibaldi. Garibaldi did the math to disprove（反驳） the theory, which involves a mysterious struc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-29 Tiny chemical sensors implanted into patients could help diagnose disease and track its progress, following a development by scientists. Researchers have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles. These can be inserted into cells, enabl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-29 Acidification（酸化） of the oceans as a result of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide could have significant effects on marine ecosystems（生态系统） , according to Michael Maguire presenting at the Society for General Microbiology's sp... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-29 In a newly published study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that the same molecular（分子的） mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion（强迫，强制） to overeat, pushing p... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-28 A new mechanism explaining how tumors escape the body's natural immune surveillance（免疫监督） has recently been discovered at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne) in Switzerland. The study shows how tumors can create a tolerant microenvir... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-28 This statement isn't new, but for years anthropologists（人类学家） , archaeologists（考古学家） and historians of art understood these artistic manifestations（证明，显示） as purely aesthetic（美学的） and decorative（装饰性的） motives. Eduardo P... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-28 University of British Columbia astronomer Ludovic Van Waerbeke with an international team has confirmed that the expansion of the universe is accelerating after looking at data from the largest-ever survey conducted by the Hubble Space Telescope. Th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-28 University students have developed a computer game that is operated by eye movements, which could allow people with severe physical disabilities to become 'gamers' for the first time, they announce today. The students, from Imperial College London,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-26 Fast food is not only bad for your body, but may also harm your bank account. Eating habits have shifted dramatically over the last few decades--fast food has become a multibillion dollar industry that has widespread influence on what and how we eat... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-26 Two genes have been associated with autistic spectrum disorders ( ASD自闭症 ) in a new study of 661 families. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's newly launched journal Molecular Autism found that variations in the genes for two brain proteins,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-26 Scientists from Cambridge, London and Melbourne have found the first ever evidence that tyrannosaur（霸王龙） dinosaurs existed in the southern continents. They identified a hip bone（髋骨，坐骨） found at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria, Australia as bel... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-25 A method pioneered to find the genetic basis of human diseases also holds promise for locating the genes behind important traits（特性，特质） in plants, according to a study published online March 24 by the journal Nature. A large team led by biolo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-03-25 Young adults, a generally healthy population, are increasingly flocking to（成群地走向） emergency departments (EDs) instead of outpatient clinics（门诊诊所） for medical treatment. Young adults remain the most likely age group to lack health insura... 阅读全文>>