Evolution's new wrinkle: Proteins with cruise control provide new perspective
A team of Princeton University scientists has discovered that chains of proteins found in most living organisms act like adaptive machines, possessing the ability to control their own evolution.
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Skip the dollar menu! Eating well on a budget
The economy's tanking; hand me that bag of chips. Some nutrition experts are worried that tough times will make Americans heavier than ever as we turn to low-cost, high-calorie, high-comfort, high-fat foods.
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Melamine Is Discovered In More Eggs From China
Hong Kong officials say that for the second time in a week they have found a batch of eggs imported from China containing high levels of melamine, the same industrial chemical that has been blamed for contaminating China's milk supplies.
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Biophysicists create new model for protein-cholesterol interactions in brain and muscle tissue
Biophysicists at the University of Pennsylvania have used 3,200 computer processors and long-established data on cholesterol's role in the function of proteins to clarify the mysterious interaction between cholesterol and neurotransmitter receptors.
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9 Foods that Burn Fat
Now don't get all excited. We don't have any magic wand solutions that will take the place of exercise and eating right. But we do have a few foods that could help you on your journey to rid yourself of excess flab. Hungry Girl's here with the scoop...
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