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Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share genetic roots

A trio of genome-wide studies – collectively the largest to date – has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia.
Algal blooms are out for blood
The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceals a fight for life and death.
Natural-born divers and the molecular traces of evolution
An aquatic lifestyle imposes serious demands for the organism. When the ancestors of present marine mammals initiated their return to the oceans, their physiology had to adapt radically to the new medium.
 
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