A new study finds that a component of the sperm membrane tightly controls a crucial step in fertilization, making it a prime target for efforts to either assist fertilization or prevent it.
The students received support through a $134,000 grant by the Intel Foundation, directed by the Semiconductor Research Corp. Education Alliance's Undergraduate Research Opportunities program. (March 7, 2011)
A new study of female barn swallows has found that the birds with darker breast feathers – both naturally dark and artificially darkened (with markers) – experience less cell damage than lighter ones.
Cornell researchers have discovered that tiger beetles use their antennae to mechanically sense their environments and avoid obstacles while running at blinding speeds.
Sound engineer for highly successful recording artists Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton spoke Feb. 1 at the STEM Men of Color “Access to Knowledge and Empowerment” Symposium.
In a new paper, assistant professor of animal science Vimal Selvaraj provides further proof that the textbooks are wrong when it comes to the translocator protein.
A discovery that allows scientists to precisely edit genomes for everything from crop improvement to human gene therapy, was named runner-up for Science magazine's 2012 Breakthrough of the Year.