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Monday, June 10, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top Science News


How do you feed nine billion people?

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 04:57 PM PDT

An international team of scientists has developed crop models to better forecast food production to feed a growing population -- projected to reach 9 billion by mid-century -- in the face of climate change.

Scientists map process by which brain cells form long-term memories

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 04:57 PM PDT

Scientists have deciphered how a protein called Arc regulates the activity of neurons -- providing much-needed clues into the brain's ability to form long-lasting memories. These findings also offer newfound understanding as to what goes on at the molecular level when this process becomes disrupted.

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