Exoplanets Containing Water May Be More Common Than Believed
Some exoplanets with masses two to four times the size of Earth can be explained by large amounts of water - and they may be more common than previously thought, say researchers.
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Activating Dopamine Neurons Could Turn Off Binge-like Eating Behavior
HOUSTON - (Aug. 8, 2016) - While binge eating affects about 10 percent of adults in the United States, the neurobiological basis of the disease is unclear. Researchers at the USDA/ARS Children's…
CRISPR Gene Editing May Cause Unintended Mutations
A new paper found that the gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome, important as it starts to move into clinical trials.
Climate Tipping Points From The Past Can Help Better Predict What May Happen Next
A tipping point in climate computer estimates is a threshold where large and perhaps irreversible changes occur. Some estimates are silly, 20 foot ocean rises, etc., but without data from recent…