Scientists have found that the structure of chromosomes is supported by a kind of molecular skeleton, made of cohesin. Jan-Michael Peters and his team at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology ...

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Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

I HAVE pointed out (Annals. Mag. Nat. Hist., September, 1912) that Stromatoporoids are Foraminifera, but I did not give an explanation of the structure of the skeleton. I now find that the clue to ...

Anthropologists have provided new insights on one of the most famous Neanderthal skeletons, discovered over 100 years ago: La Ferrassie 1. An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Asier ...

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...