December 2012's selection of notable quotes
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Researchers use 3D printing to create miniature robots powered by rat cardiac cells that move like caterpillars.
Nominated as a write-in candidate as a protest against the anti-science incumbent, famed naturalist Charles Darwin won 4,000 congressional votes in a Georgia county.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.
Mice fed a mix of six strains of bacteria were able to fight a C. difficile infection that causes deadly diarrhea and is resistant to most types of treatment.
Viral DNA in mice genomes may lead to cancer in immune-compromised animals.
Genes from fungi, bacteria, and viruses may have helped mosses and other plants to colonize the land.