Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
Epigenetic changes accrued over an organism’s lifetime may leave a permanent heritable mark on the genome, through the help of long noncoding RNAs.
Scientists unravel the confusing molecular biology behind a fruit fly’s reliance on a single type of cactus.
In a pilot program at the University of Utah, the library pays for readers to rent or buy research individual articles, avoiding expensive journal subscriptions.
In protest against high-priced journal packages, the library at SUNY Potsdam will end its subscription to American Chemical Society online journal package.
A new study of the scientific literature finds that researchers are guilty of overemphasizing the benefits of medical treatments.
Researchers measure scientific output to determine if past success predicts future productivity.
Thomson Reuters teams up with several North American universities to use a customized evaluation tool that analyses research impact on an institutional level.
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As a new age in scholarly publishing dawns, improved standards for openness in communicating scientific information promise to eliminate biases and publication delays.