The virus has several highly unusual traits that paint a disquieting picture of a pathogen that may yet lead to a pandemic, according to lead scientists from…
The lecture will be presented during the microscopy congress MC2013 (http://www.mc2013.de/) held at the University of Regensburg (FRG), where more than 1.000…
But according to a new report, most intervention studies like these have a critical flaw: They do not adequately account for the placebo effect.The new…
Neurobiologists at Heidelberg University have identified calcium in the cell nucleus to be a cellular “switch” responsible for the formation of long-term…
Cell-free expression systems are widely used for RNA and protein production. The majority of systems available are based on the T7 RNA polymerase together with…
Light can oscillate in different directions, as we can see in the 3D cinema: Each lens of the glasses only allows light of a particular oscillation direction…
More than a quarter of over 70s with type 2 diabetes could benefit simply from improving communication and education in the clinic, new research has revealed….
While antiparticles can be created and then detected with costly and complex particle-accelerator experiments, such particles are otherwise very difficult to…
But scientists in Indonesia have added a third category of 'mid-level entrepreneurs'. These entrepreneurs buy unregulated access to land for oil palm and clear…
That entire thing—not just the genes, but also genetic junk and all the rest—is coiled and folded up in any number of ways within the nucleus of each of our…
To keep pace with population growth and rising incomes around the world, researchers estimate that food availability must double in the next 25 years. The…
UCLA psychologists have taken a significant step toward answering these questions, identifying for the first time the brain regions associated with the…
No, it's not “flubber” — it's a hydrogel, and now scientists at The University of Akron are exploring new biomedical uses for this polymer-based product.Dr….
Tropical Depression Dalila has weakened from a Category 1 hurricane status and is expected to dissipate in the next day or two. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Erick…
Evonik Industries, STEAG, and other project partners today put a lithium electricity storage system (LESSY) into operation at STEAG’s Fenne power plant in…
The JT- 2GO app for Windows 8 enables users to view 3D JT files in Windows 8 computers and tablets. It helps companies to clearly communicate in 3D with its…