They are traditionally used for the production of fermented foodstuffs and probably contribute to fouling and spoilage. The occurrence of LABs is often not…
This team, including Gerhard Bosch, Director of the Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation (Institute Work, Skills and Training) at the University Duisburg-Essen,…
They hope that this new method will make it possible to map disease genes in large patient groups, which in turn can mean quicker breakthroughs for new…
It has been possible for many years to protect against some viral diseases such as polio in advance by vaccination, but there is still no effective treatment…
Hitherto it has been difficult to induce adult human stem cells to produce bone, e.g. in order to repair bone tissue. Researchers at the University of Twente…
This physical effect could pave the way for cheap, high-output solar cells. The findings are to be published in scientific journal Nano Letters this week.Solar…
Dr Nick Harvey from the MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre and University of Southampton, told delegates at the 35th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues in…
Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease that is characterised by a reduction in bone mass and its mechanical resistance, and leads to an increased propensity…
To coincide with the launch of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008, Alain Hubert and fellow explorer Dixie Dansercoer ventured out onto the sea-ice to…
William Trogler and his team at the University of California, San Diego, made a silafluorene-fluorene copolymer to identify nitrogen-containing explosives. It…
Over the next few years AIDS could be one of the first diseases to benefit from these results, although regulations for this technology are being developed at…
“Being the first such support scheme in Baltics, this national funding helps to stimulate international research cooperation, and to give recognition to…
The future of fundamental physics research lies in observing the early universe and developing models that explain the new data obtained. The availability of…
The European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA) will be launched on 10 June 2008. Its goal is to document ocean acidification, investigate its impact on…
Type 2 Diabetes is a significantly greater problem for patients of South Asian ethnic background (which includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and other…
The authors of the research, which is published online this week in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, are calling on the UK government to ensure…
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