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The article presents the study that investigates the absence of Y chromosomes in rodents and their ability to give birth to male and female rodents.

The article reports that biologists have succeeded in genetically reprogramming the skin cells of laboratory mice to revert to their embryonic state. The technique was developed by Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University. The process, known as therapeutic cloning, has never been done with human cells. If the new process could work with human cells, it would avoid the ethical and political arguments over the medical use of embryonic stem cells.

The article focuses on a study led by researcher Angela M. Christiano at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) as of January 2014, according to which rodent papillae can be harvested and successfully transplanted back into rodent skin and the method can be applied human dermal papillae.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. IN terms of perception, these are hard times for antidepressants. A number of articles have suggested that the drugs are no more effective than placebos. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses research by U.S. scientists at universities and colleges dealing with cellphone radiation and the possible negative effects on humans. The article mentions studies on rodents, worldwide cellphone use estimates, and research on the effects of smoking and cigarettes. Comments about research and the potential harms of cellphones are discussed by University of Washington professor of bioengineering Henry C. Lai and retired oncology professor Joseph L. Roti Roti.