The study, performed by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, is…
“This fossil opens up a new way of thinking about the evolution of some of the first flowering plants,” said Indiana University Bloomington biologist David…
In a journal article published online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society and in their 2010-2011 annual report, Michigan Technological University…
Crohn's disease is a common chronic disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract and is believed to develop as a result of an aberrant immune response to…
The circuit is “nontrivial” because it includes a circuit element—an adjustable barrier that controls the flow of atom current to specific allowed values. The…
A team of scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of California, Irvine, recently developed a way to…
The Boltzmann constant* relates energy to temperature for individual particles such as atoms. The accepted value of this constant is based mainly on a 1988…
Their recently published work* is a prime example of the value of microfluidics, a technology more commonly associated with inkjet printers and medical…
Their technique can both dramatically speed up and improve the accuracy of the most precise and delicate nanoscale measurements done with atomic force…
Reported in the journal Nature Physics,** these synthetic electric fields make each atom in a gas act, individually, as if it were a charged particle, but…
Quantum voltage standards are among the successful practical applications of superconductivity, so to mark the anniversary, the National Institute of Standards…
Getting older doesn't mean giving up muscle strength. Not only can adults fight the battle of strength and muscle loss that comes with age, but the Golden…
The shape and physiology of leaves within the tree canopy is not constant, and can vary depending on their position within the tree crown. This phenomenon is…
The section, a twisting strand of protein known as the V3 loop, is an attractive vaccine target because immune system antibodies aimed at the loop may offer…
A study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that the risk of death is more than two times higher in older adults who have sleep apnea and report…
“A biopsy needle does not need to hit a tumor to detect the presence of tumor,” said lead researcher Dan Mercola, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and…
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