Brightly colored dyes such as the shimmering Congo Red commonly used in silk clothing manufacture are notoriously difficult to dispose of in an environmentally…
It is the most primitive member of Family Confuciusornithidae and thus extends the lifespan of this family to 11Ma. In addition, Eoconfuciusornis and its…
The study is the first to examine the mitochondrial genome for changes associated with AMD, the leading cause of blindness in Caucasians over age 50. “Most…
It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found…
But why are these traits attractive” One idea is that both traits are adverts of genetic quality or some other aspect of quality such as fertility. An…
Despite of that, no study ever proposed key broad-scale regions for conserving these species till now. Rafael D. Loyola and his colleagues propose now a…
Using a tube-like sensor it is possible to measure an average gas concentration value over a certain distance without influencing or distorting conditions in…
Over the past decades climate change and its consequences for life on our planet have given rise to a growing scientific interest in the development of…
Developed by European researchers, the RoboBraille service offers a unique solution to the problem of converting text into Braille and audio without the need…
Hermaphrodites, organisms that have both female and male reproductive organs, such as earthworms, are denied the right to choose their partner. However, a…
EGEE-III aims to expand and optimise the Grid infrastructure, which is currently used over 150,000 times per day by users working together on scientific…
“Nitrates in food have long been erroneously linked to an increased risk of cancer,” says Joel Petersson of Uppsala University's Department of Medical Cell…
These GIOVE-B signals, locked on-board to a highly stable Passive Hydrogen Maser clock, will provide higher accuracy in challenging environments where…
On 4 May, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) asked the International Charter on 'Space and Major Disasters' for…
In addition to the hallucinations that often characterize schizophrenia, patients also have major problems with apathy and lack of motivation. The dopamine…
This new model can also estimate the proportion of breast cancers which are detected at screening (screen test sensitivity). It provides a new approach to…
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