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Exploring the psychology of human-nature relationships and understanding the multidimensional links between humankind and its natural environment is the focus of a new, peer-reviewed online journal

Questions such as “How to search for weird alien life?” and “Would Earth microbes survive if delivered to the surface of Mars?” are addressed in articles that are part of a collection of reports presented in the current issue of Astrobiology

Solar energy and winds, collisions with asteroids and comets, and changing magnetic fields have all altered the environment of Mars, a planet that may have been able to support life during its history, as documented in a special collection of papers

A novel technique for carrying out gene-expression profiling is set to challenge the market dominance of the current, widely used methodology, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Ecopsychology—an emerging field exploring psychological origins of environmental issues and ways in which ecology and psychology interact on individual, societal, and global levels—is the focus of a new online peer-reviewed journal, Ecopsychology

Recognition of benefits of cooling strategies to protect the brain and spinal cord after traumatic injury has led to a wealth of cutting edge research, prime examples of which are featured in a special hypothermia issue of Journal of Neurotrauma

While the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme led to the collapse of the Picower Foundation, a major benefactor for life science research, many bioindustry observers view the fallout from the scandal as a minor consequence in the larger economic picture.

Food, nutrition science, and health outcomes have been intensively analyzed over the past century. Genomic variation among individuals and populations is a new factor that enriches and challenges our understanding of these complex relationships.

Chemicals present in cranberries—and not the acidity of cranberry juice, as previously thought—prevent infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the cells that line the urinary tract.

The disposable bioprocessing market has moved far beyond plastic bags for buffer preparation toward a range of products for cell culture and upstream and downstream operations, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).