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Functional MRI has revealed how a patient in a persistent vegetative state seemed capable of understanding and responding to certain commands. The discovery, if proved reproducible in other patients, may lead to a greatly improved understanding of this condition, and perhaps to a novel way of communicating with PVS patients. Read on…

A team of scientists from Texas A&M University and the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in Scotland has discovered that naturally occurring endogenous retroviruses are required for pregnancy in sheep. In particular, a class of endogenous retroviruses, known as endogenous retroviruses related to Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus or enJSRVs, are critical during the early phase of pregnancy when the placenta begins to develop.  Read on…

Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is Africa’s highest mountain, and although it has been studied scientifically for over 100 years, it still hides some mysteries. Andreas Hemp has conducted extensive research on Kilimanjaro and reveals some of the mountain’s secrets in an article published recently in the African Journal of Ecology. Read on…