Bacteriophages produce endolysin proteins that specifically target certain bacteria, and IFR has been studying one that destroys Clostridium difficile, a…
The results of their study from the 2009 NASA Student Airborne Research Program are published in the Aug. 4 online edition of the journal Remote Sensing…
The study is published in the Aug. 18 online edition of the journal Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/08/17/science.1207687).Hydroxyl…
If fiber optic cable is ideal for carrying information, why haven’t photons replaced electrons entirely? Largely because miniaturizing photonic equipment all…
“We have advanced the understanding of the role of microRNAs on glioblastoma multiforme, a deadly brain cancer, by studying the networks between the microRNAs…
The new findings also suggest that the red-tinged dwarf planet may be covered in a thin layer of methane, the remnants of an atmosphere that's slowly being…
A paper in published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that the enzyme, Sirt3, is decreased in the skeletal muscle of…
Known as COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation), the program began in Zambia in 2003 and has resulted in wildlife populations stabilizing and rebounding…
Among those at the highest risk for not completing treatment are adolescents – as opposed to younger children – and minority youths, particularly African…
When animals fight, the larger group tends to win. In the current issue of Animal Behaviour, Sarah Benson-Amram, an MSU graduate student studying zoology,…
The research by Marko, Holly Nance and Kimberly Guynn is reported in the Aug. 23 edition of Current Biology (Marko et al.: “Genetic detection of mislabeled…
This ability to create and control tiny superconducting structures has implications for a completely new generation of electronic devices.Superconductivity is…
The research team used tree rings dating to 1506 to track past wildfire activity in the forests of Patagonia tied to the Southern Annular Mode, or SAM, a…
Laser plasma accelerators offer the potential to create powerful electron beams within a fraction of the space required by conventional accelerators – and at a…
Rice University researchers have created a solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor that promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and…
A new University of Missouri study finds that boys feel that discussing problems is a waste of time.“For years, popular psychologists have insisted that boys…