All Stories by Meghan Rosen
- Life
Response to bacterial infection depends on time of day
Mice that got Salmonella in the evening fared better than those given the microbe in the morning.
- Life
Foot fungi a thriving, diverse community
A skin census finds that toes and heels have the most fungal types.
- Life
Analog circuits boost power in living computers
New cell-based computers do division and logarithms more like a slide rule than a laptop.
- Life
Cloning produces human embryonic stem cells
Fine-tuning of technique used in other animals could enable personalized medicine.
- Animals
The secret behind the alligator’s toothy smile
Dental stem cells enable the reptile to grow new teeth every year, researchers find.
- Life
Gut bacteria adapt to life in bladder
E. coli moving between systems may cause urinary tract infections.
- Humans
Europe is one big family
Continent's ancestry merges about 30 generations ago, genetic study finds
- Animals
Tongue bristles help bats lap up nectar
High-speed videos capture stretched-out tongue bumps that stretch out so nectar-feeding bats can slurp up their food.
- Health & Medicine
Brain measurements predict math progress with tutoring
The size and connections of a brain structure associated with memory formation predicted learning ability in 8- and 9-year-old children.
- Life
Signs of culture in whales and monkeys
Mammals learn feeding behaviors from their friends and family members.
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- Life
Infants, whether mice or human, love to be carried
Being toted around calms and quiets babies of both species.
