Karolinska Institutet. "Active hedgehog signalling in connective tissue cells protects against colon cancer." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 August 2016. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 08 / ...

On the move: a time sequence of images showing the motion of a droplet in the liquid crystal. (Courtesy: Hend Baza) Experimental models are vital to the study of human cell migration and division.

When I was young, we kept an old white-striped caravan hitched on concrete blocks in the garden next to a large, humid compost heap full of worms. This set-up didn’t go unnoticed; one winter, we ...

ANALYSES were carried out during the summer from active hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus), which were fed on a ‘high protein diet’, after fasting for one day. Hibernating animals in winter were kept in ...

Hedgehogs are among the most charming wildlife in our gardens–but they are threatened. Simple measures can make a big difference: A pile of leaves, a water source, or a small hedgehog gate in the ...

Until recently, it was a crime to be prickly but loveable—if you were a hedgehog, that is. These spiny animals were banned as pets in Fairfax County until earlier this year when the Board of ...