A new study suggests a possible link between the use of oral contraceptives and rising prostate cancer rates.
A new study suggests a possible link between the use of oral contraceptives and rising prostate cancer rates.
Hundreds of rare giant land snails held in captivity in New Zealand froze to death after the temperature probes in their containers failed.
Fetal chromosomal microdeletions that can lead to developmental abnormalities are detectable in samples of the mother’s blood.
Researchers probe the genetics of a group of bacteria known to extensively swap DNA sequences with other species—blurring the species boundaries.
Are pharmaceuticals in the environment affecting human health?
Women of the French families that colonized Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries had more children and grandchildren than late comers to the region.
Researchers unveil BioNOT, a new app that scours PubMed for studies that report negative findings.
Expecting significant cuts to the federal research budget, scientists are scratching expensive DNA sequencers off their wish lists.
Wasps inject their larvae into ladybug abdomens, where they feast on the bugs’ insides.