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Life Science
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Ariel Bleicher • November 4, 2009
India’s biotech regulator says genetically engineered eggplant is safe for commercial use, but critics argue otherwise.
Robert Goodier • September 10, 2009
Scientists track the city's wildlife with binoculars, ink pads and motion-triggered cameras.
Brett Israel • August 25, 2009
Cycles of enamel growth on teeth and bone vary animal to animal.
Carina Storrs • August 13, 2009
Neuroscientists at New York University study longtime meditators to glean insight into how our brains work.
Robert Goodier • July 2, 2009
The nascent field of DNA nanotech takes baby steps toward a stellar future
Allison Bond • June 30, 2009
Could prions, the proteins that cause diseases like Mad Cow, also be crucial to normal brain functioning?
Erik Ortlip • June 23, 2009
Jean Robert Nonon raises mosquitoes at New York University, sending them across the globe for malaria research.
Lindsey Konkel • May 28, 2009
New York University researchers gather cavefish in the northeastern Mexican states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi.
Lindsey Konkel • May 22, 2009
Global amphibian declines have scientists and volunteers scrambling to preserve backyard biodiversity.
Robert Goodier • May 20, 2009
A new brain imaging tool may show us how our brains work.
Rachael Rettner • May 5, 2009
Could increasing global temperatures cause this tropical disease to spread?
Lynne Peeples • April 22, 2009
Dairy farmers know that happy cows just keep on giving.
Rachael Rettner • April 20, 2009
Scientists are researching ways to use a “gene knockout” technique known as RNA interference to help fight HIV.
Carina Storrs • April 3, 2009
New tricks to breed sexier Mediterranean fruit flies could improve control of an important agricultural pest.
Genevra Pittman • March 27, 2009
Study alerts Everest climbers to pay attention to early warning signs of cerebral edema.