High in the sky, water in clouds can act as a temptress to lure airborne pollutants such as sulfur dioxide into reactive aqueous particulates. Although this…
Those who rely on these programs face daily shortages of fresh and healthy foods, which lead to poor diet choices, nutritional deficiencies and health…
A key step in the processing of HIV within cells appears to affect how effectively the immune system's killer T cells can recognize and destroy infected cells….
Abnormalities in cardiac conduction, the rate at which the heart conducts electrical impulses to contract and relax, are a major cause of death and disability…
The study results, which will be published in the May 2011 Archives of Ophthalmology, are the first evidence that–under more realistic viewing conditions than…
The sequencing of the genetic codes of wheat stem rust pathogen (Puccinia graminis) and poplar leaf rust pathogen (Melampsora larici-populina) is expected to…
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently built a robot that can penetrate and “swim” through granular material. In a new study, they show…
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., is managing a project to explore the organic seas of Saturn’s moon Titan, one of…
University of Arkansas researchers found a way to use fat development in fruit flies to help understand fat metabolism in other animals, including humans. They…
Molecular “motors” are at the root of most biological movement. They propel cell components, whole cells, and even our muscles on command. Barbara Imperiali…
Similar to humans, the bacteria and tiny plants living in the ocean need iron for energy and growth. But their situation is quite different from ours–for one,…
The short-acting gas helps unglue hemoglobin molecules that stick together, forming long chains that ultimately deform red blood cells and prompting a cellular…
Combination vaccines for young children are commonly used in industrialized nations because they provide protection for multiple diseases in one single…
MIT researchers have created a new detector so sensitive it can pick up a single molecule of an explosive such as TNT.To create the sensors, chemical engineers…
Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social networking and downloading and listening to music,…
An international team of researchers led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has deciphered the genome of a tropical marine…
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