The advent of modern antibiotics contributed enormously to the dramatic extension of human lifespan since their discovery by virtue of their lethal and selective action against pathogenic microbes.

Why did the Magi offer the baby Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh? An oft-mentioned spiritual reading holds that the gifts of the Magi were symbols of who the baby Jesus was: Gold was the sign that ...

Conservation genomics is the application of genomic analysis to the preservation of the viability of populations and the biodiversity of living organisms. Genomic methods can be used to argue species ...

A rare lilac-colored amethyst seal has been discovered in an ancient sewer beneath Jerusalem. Depicting a bird holding a plant branch with five fruits with its feet, the engraved amethyst seal ...

College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, 5968 College Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University ...