Giving birth has never been easy. Nature seems to have decided that whoever wants to procreate should put in an effort. Sometimes the process of birth, the physical separation from offspring, is so ...

THE investigations described in this volume were undertaken with the view of supporting the theory of H. C. Ross, that cell-reproduction is brought about by certain chemical agents termed “auxetics,” ...

Giving birth is never easy, and potential mothers often need help from a midwife. New research suggests that rule extends even to amoebas, single-celled creatures that reproduce by splitting apart ...

In the final frenzy of reproduction and death, social amoebas secrete proteins that help preserve a starter kit of food for its offspring. Lectins create a different way for the amoebas to treat ...