Update 1/12: Thanks to science and biology bloggers, Christie Wilcox and Emily Willingham at the Scientific American blog network and The Biology Files, respectively, we've learned of the scientific inconsistencies made in Ari LeVaux's most recent Flash in the Pan column, which is syndicated by a number of newspapers and magazine websites. This column has been expanded and updated for AlterNet,...

A total of 1474 and 1935 production and reproduction records of crossbred cattle and Murrah buffaloes from the year 1992 to 2012 were utilized in the present study to investigate breeding efficiency (BE) and various performance traits. Breeding efficiency was calculated using Wilcox and Tomar methods and Least –squares of Harvey model was used to study the effects of various non-genetic factors...

Understanding the many facets of human reproduction has long been considered a guessing game. According to Allen Wilcox, chief of the Epidemiology Branch at the NIEHS, until now, knowing exactly when implantation of an egg into the uterine wall occurs has been impossible because the event has never been observed in humans. However, Wilcox and his team have recently taken some of the guessing ou...

An imbalance between oxidant production and antioxidant defences has been associated with the development of several conditions such as hypertension, obesity-associated hypertension and diabetes, as well as during the ageing process (Bedard & Krause, 2007; Makino et al., 2003; Touyz & Schiffrin, 2004; Valko et al., 2007; Wilcox, 2005). This association is achieved through direct reactive oxygen...