The so-called LINE-1 retrotransposon is a mobile genetic element that can multiply and insert itself into chromosomal DNA at many different locations. This…
New pathways for the biological activity of two little-understood enzymes emerge from a theoretical investigationThe enzymes, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)…
An international team of researchers has developed a numerical modeling technique to study specific types of particles called excitons, which consist of a…
Many organisms live out their lives on schedules established by internal clock mechanisms, generated by the combined action of multiple regulatory networks…
When two uncharged objects are placed in a vacuum with no external fields, we wouldn’t expect them to have any force between them other than gravity. Quantum…
An international team of scientists has solved a mystery that has puzzled marine chemists for decades. They have discovered that fish contribute a significant…
The study, Community—company relations in gold mining in Ghana, examined the impacts of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Structural Adjustment…
“At this point, our team is working almost around the clock to incorporate as much data and functionality as possible,” says Michael L. Pack, director of the…
A distinguished research professor of engineering physics, Sridharan and colleagues Yong Yang, Lizhen Tan and Kjetil Hildal spent summer 2008 preparing 500…
The EP states that the genes of an organism can be expressed beyond its immediate biological boundary, extending for example to birds' nests, or the behaviour…
The current situation of worldwide concern over the emission of greenhouse gases and its effect on the climate demands an evaluation, from the perspective of…
On 15. and 16. January more than 70 scientists came together at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences for the start of the project CLEAN (CO2…
This instrument, which will be devoted to studying matter at the atomic scale, is one of the best-performing in Europe. The microscope and its installation…
As a result, the investigators advise that, during periods of extreme temperatures, careful monitoring of blood pressure and antihypertensive treatment “could…
Matt Davis, a researcher from Leeds’ Centre for Organisational Strategy, Learning and Change (COSLAC), says: “Despite an abundance of literature advising us on…
DFG Science TV, the online television channel provided by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), is to be continued following…
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