Combating soil erosion is a primary concern for agricultural producers in the United States, and many have incorporated conservation tillage systems in their…
When climate and ice sheet models of the past closely match other information, in this case sea-level data, climate scientists gain more precise tools for…
The Hubble Heritage Project, which began in October 1998, has released nearly 130 images mined from the Hubble data archive as well as a number of observations…
Unlike freewheeling financial markets, the lending process in the body is under strict regulation to ensure that more isn't lent than can be afforded. New…
In plants, protein modification by the introduction of a phosphate group, a process known as phosphorylation, regulates cell signaling in response to a wide…
An unusual blue protein called ranasmurfin and found in the foam nests of a Malaysian tree frog has aroused the interest of a team of British, Brazilian, and…
It had previously been established that asymmetric cell division is extremely important in determining cell fates. Asymmetric cell division occurs when a…
Natural odors (bananas, mangos) were preferred by most flies, whereas artificial flavors induced a more differentiated behavior. (Current Biology Vol. 18,…
Mathematicians at Liverpool, working with physicists at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Aix-Marseille Universite have found that…
In the real world, a car will typically accelerate or brake faster than, say, a pedestrian. But the control of eye movement in fact responds more sensitively…
The donation will be used for the development of a new research programme: The Bernard Osher Initiative for Research on Severe Asthma at Karolinska Institutet….
All of this information is collected, processed, and finally transferred to specific brain centers at these hubs – the human brain consists of almost 100…
The figures are clear: It’s not Scandinavia, but Germany, France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries that have the smallest disparities in the health of the…
Using mouse models they demonstrate that everyday wear and tear on the cornea is repaired from stem cells residing in the corneal epithelium, and that more…
However, pig semen must be diluted and stored liquid, and the storage capacity is only a few days. The window of opportunity for insemination is also limited….
And the team is now supplying nearly 1.5MWh per year of free ‘Green electricity’ to the University, helping to reduce its carbon footprint.The team, based…
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