Researchers in the University’s Young Carers Research Group (YCRG) used photographic methods to reveal new insight into the lives of children and young people…
The pair have designed a disposable tourniquet which they believe will pose no infection risk and which they hope will provide a cheap, comfortable alternative…
From an ecological point of view, photosynthesis is the most important photochemical reaction on our planet. It provides plants with the metabolistic energy…
Detecting the molecular structure of a tiny protein using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) currently requires two things: a million-dollar machine the size of…
The flexible network design can simplify accurate comparisons of the latest atomic clocks operating at different frequencies and in different locations. The…
The prototype device could replace table-top-sized instruments used for laser calibration in atomic physics research, could better stabilize optical…
Scientists have known that the drug linezolid — the first new antibiotic to enter the marketplace in 30 years — works by binding to ribosomes, the protein…
Justin Gallivan, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry, and graduate student Shana Topp successfully reprogrammed E. coli's chemo-navigational system to…
This week, researchers will begin direct monitoring of the rumblings of a submarine volcano in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. On May 6, a team of scientists…
The study makes a point of introducing hope rather than the usual gloom, said James Reynolds of Duke University, who is the first author. “(Given) recent…
Published in today’s issue of Molecular Cell, their paper entitled “A RAP1/TRF2 Complex Inhibits Non-Homologous End Joining at Human Telomeric DNA Ends”…
Environmental scientists at UC Riverside have discovered that the Rancho La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles, Calif., house hundreds of new species of bacteria…
Using techniques that could revolutionize manufacturing for certain materials, researchers have grown carbon nanotubes that are the longest in the world. While…
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have shown that cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the salivary glands can be reduced – and in some cases…
Shailendra Pratap Jain (Indiana University), Charles Lindsey (SUNY Buffalo), Nidhi Agrawal (Northwestern University), and Durairaj Maheswaran (NYU) found that…
The study, forthcoming in the June issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, found that asking people questions, like how many times they expect to give in to…