Shepherd and Knutson capture many facets of the major arguments for “human” and “natural” causes in the “surge” in hurricane activity. Following Hurricane…
In fact Neanderthals were far removed from their stereotypical image and were innovators, says Dr Terry Hopkinson of the School of Archaeology and Ancient…
Oil-rich countries with unstable and undemocratic governments often suffer from the 'resource curse', with huge increase in state income leading to negative…
The project leader, Dr Richard Morgan, explains ‘HOX genes are important in determining the identity of cells and tissues in the early embryo, but they are…
The University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research researchers, Professor Kate Purcell and Professor Peter Elias, were commissioned by the Higher…
This reference work was the ‘winner’ of the 12.500 Euro Amedeo Award. The textbook can be downloaded free of charge from www.tuberculosistextbook.com or from…
Scientists at the University of Bonn, Germany, have identified the main target antigen for the atypical antineutrophil
cytoplasmic antibodies pANCA in…
Scientists at the University of Bonn have identified new small molecules which can be used for the treatment of diseases characterized by alterations of…
Scientists at the University of Cologne have developed a new inducible expression system, which is easy to use, reliable and very fast. The System is based on…
hydroFUEL – ecologically compatible diesel fuel
hydroFUEL is an absolutely stable microemulsion that is bicontinuous – i.e. both the oil and the water…
The generation of protons by irradiating thin foils by ultra short laser pulses (laser-driven proton beams) has recently
gained enormous attention. These…
In industrial applications of MIG welding of aluminium usually wires with a diameter of 1.0 mm to 1.6 mm are used. Filler metals with smaller wire diameters…
Results of the study, led by researchers at Oregon State University, will be published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences….
“We have shown that there is a fundamental adaptive mechanism linking a species' locomotion with the sensory systems that process information about its…
The finding in the Arctic, where the effects of global warming are expected to be most severe, offers an “early warning” of things to come on the rest of the…
Genes account for only 2.5 percent of DNA in the human genetic blueprint, yet diseases can result not only from mutant genes, but from mutations of other DNA…
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