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Scientists find a maturity gene in fly

...ghes Medical Institute. "Our kids stay sweet and cute through about 12 years of life and then, suddenly, in response to steroid and thyroid hormones and their receptors [molecules that help hormones control genes], they begin this amazing transformation into smelly, hairy, sometimes surly, sexually matu...

MWG Biotech expands siMAX?siRNA portfolio with new scales, lengths and design tools

...ghes Medical Institute. "Our kids stay sweet and cute through about 12 years of life and then, suddenly, in response to steroid and thyroid hormones and their receptors [molecules that help hormones control genes], they begin this amazing transformation into smelly, hairy, sometimes surly, sexually matu...

There's something fishy about human brain evolution

...es are born with a built-in energy reservoir ?that cute baby fat. Human infants are the only primate babies born with excess fat. It accounts for about 14 per cent of their birth weight, similar to that of their brains. It's this baby fat, says Dr. Cunnane, that provided the physiological winning condit...

Hooked on fishing, and we're heading for the bottom, says scientist

...ela to give finned creatures the public profile of cute and furry ones. "It's time for leadership on global fisheries issues. It's time to act," says Dr. Pauly, Director of the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. "We don't need more science. This is a message that...

Penguins waddle but they don't fall down, UH researchers say

...ns of the penguins. And if you think penguins are cute waddling, just wait till you see them in a hurry. As comical as his subjects may be, Kurz remains a scientist first and an amused spectator second. "You can't help smiling," Kurz said, "but this is serious research, and the results could make a ...

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