The kapok connection -- Study explains rainforest similarities

Biology /

Jun 16, 2007 | 4.8 / 5 (15) | 0

Celebrated in Buddhist temples and cultivated for its wood and cottony fibers, the kapok tree now is upsetting an idea that biologists have clung to for decades: the notion that African and South American ...

Runners -- Let thirst be your guide

Medicine & Health / Research

Jun 16, 2007 | 4.9 / 5 (13) | 0

Many people are drinking too much water, including sports drinks, when exercising, a practice that could put some individuals engaging in prolonged types of endurance exercise at risk of potentially lethal water intoxication, ...

Ultra deep sequencing identifies HIV drug resistance at early stage

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

Jun 16, 2007 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 0

Rare, previously undetectable drug-resistant forms of HIV have been identified by Yale School of Medicine researcher Michael Kozal, M.D., using an innovative genome sequencing technology that quickly detects rare viral mutations.