The study looked at wildlife populations in northern Republic of Congo over a mosaic of land-use types, including a national park, a community-managed reserve,…
A new enzyme of the family of cyto-chrome p450 was found which is able hydoxylates terpene at the 15beta-position, like progesterone or testosterone, in a…
A new enzyme of the family of cytochrome p450 was found which is able hydoxylates or epoxidizes mono- or sesquiterpenes, like geraniol or nerol, in a…
Currently the yearly General Assembly of the European Geological Union takes place in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Olaf Eisen from the German Alfred Wegener Institute…
Progestin is a hormone that is used to counteract the potentially negative effects of estrogen therapy on the uterus. In studies sponsored by the National…
Anglers rely on fish finders to help them locate the big catch. Now Tel Aviv University researchers in tissue engineering have developed a “fat finder” that…
While laboratory-based technologies for analysis of water contaminants are time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, the method introduced in a paper…
However, a new study found that girls and boys are equally close-mouthed about issues involving sex and what they do with their dates while unsupervised. And…
As a scientist working in the active tectonics of the Peruvian Andes – funded through the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Institute for Geophysics and…
In the last three years, a new technique for reprogramming adult cells has given scientists an easier and less controversial way to harness the power of…
Endometrial stem cells injected into the brains of mice with a laboratory-induced form of Parkinson's disease appeared to take over the functioning of brain…
A residential summer weight-loss camp markedly improved obese children's health, a study in the April edition of Pediatrics reports. A Saint Louis University…
Mayo Clinic researchers recently released study data showing children who lived near major highway or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma….
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is primarily a medical imaging technique that is used to visualize different soft tissues within the body. In the field of…
A pair of University of Houston researchers contributed to the assembly of the first comprehensive DNA sequence of an amphibian genome, which will shed light…
As a result of their size, interactions between Rydberg atoms can be roughly a million times stronger than between regular atoms. This is why they could serve…