Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.
Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.
In an essay entitled "Nurture, Nature, and the Stress That is Life," neurobiologists Darlene Francis and Daniela Kaufer envision a future where science moves past the nature vs. nurture debate in considering differences in human behavioral responses to stress.
A Senate panel has reduced the National Science Foundation’s budget by $162 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
Stretching muscle cells as they grow helps promote the expression of growth factors.
An investigation into a polar bear scientist’s suspension raises more questions than it answers.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
Most of the GOP presidential candidates would limit federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.
Healthy mice are born from germ cell precursors grown in vitro.
The bill to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit would slash billions of dollars for basic scientific and medical research.