Scientists have discovered a new method for quickly and efficiently mapping the vast network of connections among neurons in the brain.
Brain Mapping: New Technique Reveals How Information Is Processed
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Changing Climate May Affect Animal-To-Human Disease Transfer
Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously understood in animal-to-human disease transfer.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Affected by Disabilities Well in Advance of Diagnosis
Patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis often are affected by functional disability a year or two before the disease is diagnosed, according to new Mayo Clinic research.
Do Additives Help the Soil?
A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether soil additives are worth their salt.
‘Exotic’ Genes May Improve Cotton Yield and Quality
Cotton breeders face a “Catch-22.” Yield from cotton crops is inversely related to fiber quality.
Storage Beyond the Cloud
Books can burn. Computers get hacked. DVDs degrade. Technologies to store information—ink on paper, computers, CDs and DVDs, and even DNA—continue to improve.
