“We now estimate that if we were to look at 10 of the nearest small stars we would find about four potentially habitable planets, give or take,” said Ravi…
The wings themselves are common research models for this and other species’ appendages. But until now, scientists did not know how the fruit fly, Drosophila…
The study, conducted in chicken embryos, determined that this piece of RNA regulates cyclical gene activity that defines the timing of the formation of tissue…
Instead of working with polished glass, physicists must use ingenious tricks, including shooting concentrated beams of x-rays directly into materials. These…
The study shows that harmful and ubiquitous Karenia brevis algae, which cause red tide blooms across the Gulf of Mexico, become two to seven times more toxic…
In a nutshell:• Scientists deliver the first high-resolution sequence of HeLa cells, a key research tool for human disease and general biology• Sequence…
In some cancer patients treated with radiation, the mouth sores known as oral mucositis become so severe that feeding tubes are required for nutrition and…
A guidance cue that helps kidneys form may also be a red flag that they are in danger, researchers report.Acute kidney injury, a common and serious…
Thanks to a new high-tech gadget, astronomers have observed four planets orbiting a star relatively close to the sun in unprecedented detail, revealing the…
The finding, published online today in Lancet Oncology, is a breakthrough in recognizing that a single cancer gene (an oncogene) drives an aggressive…
Phototransistors are a kind of transistors in which the incident light intensity can modulate the charge-carrier density in the channel. Compared with…
Overweight and obese children in low-income households can meet or exceed the Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and…
Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own…
Many discoveries in physics came as a big surprise – for example the phenomenon, that some materials loose almost all their electrical resistance at low…
The invention permits detection and correction of transient errors in digital circuits in regular operation. It simplifies the necessary hardware and improves…
The invention presented here enables every user of a multimedia mobile communication device (mobile phone, for example) to act as a TV reporter. For example,…
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