Genes are lost when mutations destroy their function. “Drosophila sechellia may be losing genes that helped its ancestors detect and assess plants it no longer…
Real-world data — whether distributions of wealth, size of earthquakes or number of connections on a computer network — often follow power-law distributions…
Through work at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory on the Nevada campus, important data on seismological events throughout the world is compiled, including…
In addition to a biomedical impact, flexible electronics are important for energy technology as flexible and accurate sensors for hydrogen.These structures…
The technique tests urine and blood serum for common chemicals important to monitoring and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular, kidney, urinary and other…
The research team measured concentrations of PSA (Prostate-specific Antigen) in the blood of a group of cancer patients and then monitored the development of…
PTB and BAM shared exhibition space to provide information on current issues of explosion prevention and protection in Europe at the PowTech exhibition in…
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) demonstrates its proficiency in composite materials research and testing using methods which…
This movement causes a buildup of stress within the ice. Under enough stress, the ice cracks or buckles in a cataclysmic process that resembles the energy…
Given the challenges the environment will be facing over the coming decades through global warming, this puzzle piece has become more pressing for plant…
The CD4 Initiative will develop an easy to use device that can measure CD4+ T-lymphocytes in HIV+ patients. The CD4 cell count measures the number of these…
A new Joslin-led study has identified the insulin receptor as an important protein that promotes islet cell growth in mice whose bodies are unable to use…
A new medical device in development by University of Cincinnati researchers may sniff out olfactory disorders that could be an early warning of Alzheimer’s…
Scientists lead by Dr. Claudia Wiedner from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin identified different species of tropical…
The Aurora Programme was set up by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2001 as Europe’s contribution to an international endeavour to explore the solar system….
The research, published online today in BioMedCentral Public Health, compares the health risks from radiation exposure following the Chernobyl incident with…