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Joseph Maraachli died at home in Canada after succumbing to rare neurological disorder

In a world where scientific knowledge might be useful in guiding decisions we make individually and collectively, one reason non-scientists might want to listen to scientists is that scientists are presumed to have the expertise to sort reliable knowledge claims from snake oil. [More]

"Beer tastes like sweet juice - lemon tastes like sweet orange," food scientist Dr. Keiko Abe said

Most of us omnivores eschew turkey tendons, the elastic strands that get in the way of a forkful of pure dark- or light-meat delight. [More]

Kaiser Family Foundation survey shows annual premiums top $15,000 for first time ever

As many as 14 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes - a death toll that would make the outbreak the deadliest in more than a decade. Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to Dr.

By Alison Abbott of Nature magazine The health-research division of the European Commission launches its largest-ever project next week with a €30-million (US$41-million) investment in understanding the human epigenome, the constellation of DNA modifications that shape how genes are expressed. With the project, called BLUEPRINT, Europe intends to become a major player in the International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC), set up last year to help biologists understand how the epigenome influences health and disease

Want to avoid botched procedure or other plastic surgery nightmare? Follow this advice when picking a surgeon

Even high dosages of the popular herbal remedy were no more effective than placebo at reducing urinary symptoms

The testing began shortly after Bobby’s first birthday.

Franz Nopcsa was a turn-of-the-century baron of Szacsal in Transylvania who discovered some of the first dinosaurs from central Europe. His ideas about fossil analysis and dinosaur evolution were remarkably prescient, as this article

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Originally posted at Field of Science on April 21, 2011, where it was a Research Blogging Editor’s Selection. [More]

As part of our Getting Funded series , we asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council what they wish they knew when they sought funding that they know now. Here are their suggestions, including finding the right investors, understanding legalities, and more. 1.

Cantaloupe outbreak could be deadliest in a decade; 55 illnesses nationwide traced to Colorado farm's fruit