The project, funded through the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme, sets the stage for an open-access resource of binding molecules directed against…
He himself thought of this as a nice, but not very important subject. Researchers of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) now provide proof of the…
With the newly developed tool spindle system conventional spindle rotors and the tool holding fixtures connected with it can be set aside by means of direct…
By far, the biggest expense is lost productivity — up to 70 percent of the total cost in some cases, report Professor Timothy Hinkin and Associate Professor…
The findings, which researchers say could form the basis for a new early detection screen for certain cancers, are published today in the online journal Public…
Psychologists at the University of Rochester, in collaboration with Immersyve, Inc., a virtual environment think tank, asked 1,000 gamers what motivates them…
If a zebrafish loses a chunk of its tail fin, it'll grow back within a week. Like lizards, newts, and frogs, a zebrafish can replace surprisingly complex body…
In the study, glucose is shown to stimulate the activity of the Liver X Receptors (LXR) a and b, The LXRs act as sensors of dietary components, orchestrating…
Most marine life, including commercially important species, reproduces via larvae that drift far along ocean currents before returning to join adult…
This same molecular “on/off switch” controls immunity against many viruses, highlighting a potential new target for novel therapeutics to fight viruses, the…
States like Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and South Dakota all had an increased prevalence of wildfires in recent centuries…
Five tons of marbled Antarctic cod (Notothenia rossii), now that was surely a big surprise to scientists and crew on board of Polarstern, alike considering…
Mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles are best known as the vectors of malaria and E. culicivora is the first predator that has been found to single out Anopheles…
In fact, the opposite may be the case: for the experienced client, much of the value of a management consultant is a function of fashion; more important than…
(In positive feedback, production of something stimulates more production of that thing, resulting in exponential, or faster, growth.) If the viral environment…
An MIT engineer and Italian colleagues will report the invention–which may one day replace the ubiquitous Petri dish for growing cells–in the Dec. 27 issue…