During the past 60 years, humans have built rockets, walked on the moon and explored the outer reaches of space with probes and telescopes. During these trips…
The invention describes a method to produce connections with friction welding. It has a significantly lower thermal stress than existing methods.
“We got a beautiful view of water bound to the ice-binding site on the protein,” says Peter Davies, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and a world…
Creating artificial structures from DNA is the objective of DNA nanotechnology. This new discipline, which combines biology, physics, chemistry and material…
Fluctuations in penguin populations in the Antarctic are linked more strongly to the availability of their primary food source than to changes in their…
With no known treatment to alter its course, AD exacts an enormous toll on society. The Alzheimer's Association estimates that 5.4 million Americans are living…
RELEVANCE: These findings may redefine how researchers view cancer stem cells – the cells capable of seeding new tumors at primary and distant sites in the…
“The demonstration of rationally designed and assembled nanocrystal bilayers with multiple built-in metal–metal oxide interfaces for tandem catalysis…
The paper is published in the April issue of “Archives of Ophthalmology,” one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Vitamin D status was assessed using the blood…
Many scientists are concerned that plant and animal species may face extinction due to global warming, but biologists at Washington University in St. Louis are…
A new computer interface developed at Iowa State University is helping students use what they've learned in the horticulture classroom and apply it to problems…
Swallow the good, spit out the bad. A new study from the Monell Center highlights the vital role taste plays as the body's gatekeeper. The research shows that…
Osteosarcoma is aggressive and its treatment outlook has not changed significantly over the last 20 years. Treatment consists of a combination of toxic…
Appearing in the journal Cancer Cell, the study is the first published report showing that the drug, DCC-2036, fights chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in a mouse…
A new discovery published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) promises to help physicians identify patients most likely to benefit from breast…
Methylmercury, a potent human neurotoxin, appears in the environment when certain naturally occurring bacteria transform inorganic mercury into its more toxic…
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