Folic acid supplements and gut bacteria
How does the supplement folic acid get into our bodies? I had assumed it was taken up in the same way as natural folates found in our diet, but our bodies take it up… Read more »
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Transposon Day Quiz: How much do you know about the field’s founder, Barbara McClintock?
Barbara McClintock is widely recognized as the founder of the field of transposable elements research and the scientist who brought to light the significance of TEs… Read more »
When real-time looks more benign: Fouls in slo-mo are penalized more severely by soccer referees
This blog was written by Stephan Lewandowsky and crossposted from the Psychonomic Society’s blog. Those of you who are soccer fans may find the following… Read more »
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First record of bottlenose dolphins in Canadian Pacific waters
Authors of a recent Marine Biodiveristy Records publication describe a very special and surprising sighting of bottlenose dolphins… Read more »
Take a deep breath: Sex differences may play a significant role in the onset and treatment of lung disease
The winner of the OSSD Biology of Sex Differences Publishing Award, Joanna Floros, provides insights into how sex differences… Read more »
Mouse to man: animal models and cell models in the study of Autism
Non-human model systems allow us to enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms in many disorders. These models provide an… Read more »
The pace of evolution in domestication
With such dramatic and rapid variation occurring in domestic species like dogs and pigs it could be assumed that the evolutionary… Read more »
Culture vs. conservation: the murky waters of the marine turtle trade
Conservation of endangered species can often come into conflict with the lives of the indigenous people who live with them. In the… Read more »
Leading scientists of the future at the European Conference on Fungal Genetics
Editors of Fungal Biology and Biotechnology recently attended the 14th European Conference on Fungal Genetics in Haifa, Israel.… Read more »
Flat-faced, French and fashionable
French Bulldogs, predicted to soon become the most popular dog breed in the UK, are vulnerable to a number of health conditions.… Read more »