11-06-03 A distinctly new type of methicillin（甲氧西林） resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌 ) that is not detected by traditional genetic screening methods has been discovered in patients in Irish hospitals according to research...

11-04-24 Using a pair of powerful genome-search techniques, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard University, and the Broad Institute have identified several genes that may be implicated in the malaria（疟疾，瘴气） parasite's...

11-04-21 In the future, when you walk into a doctor's surgery or hospital, you could be asked not just about your allergies and blood group, but also about your gut type. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany,...

11-04-01 Myotonic dystrophy（肌强直性营养不良） type 1 (DM1) is the most common inherited muscular dystrophy in adults. New research published by Cell Press online on March 31st in the journal Cell Stem Cell, uses human embryonic stem cells to make a clinica...

11-03-23 Specific genetic mutations in women with autoimmune diseases are associated with preeclampsia（子痫前期） a common pregnancy-related problem that can threaten the health of both baby and mother. Furthermore, investigation of these specific genetic m...

11-03-16 Its head looks like a turkey, its body resembles a chicken now scientists can explain why one of the poultry（家禽） world's most curious specimens has developed such a distinctive look in next week's issue of the online, open access journal PLoS Bi...

11-03-01 When your brain encounters sensory stimuli, such as the scent of your morning coffee or the sound of a honking car, that input gets shuttled to the appropriate brain region for analysis. The coffee aroma（芳香） goes to the olfactory（嗅觉的） corte...

11-02-24 Understanding the genetics of bipolar disorder（躁郁症） could lead to new treatments, but identifying specific genetic variations associated with this disorder has been challenging. A new study in Biological Psychiatry implicates a brain protein ca...

11-02-01 Children from poorer families do worse in school, are less likely to graduate from high school, and are less likely to go to college. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that...

11-02-01 A Purdue University scientist has found genetic evidence of how some plants adapt to live in unfavorable（不宜的） conditions, a finding he believes could one day be used to help food crops survive in new or changing environments. David Salt, a prof...