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Life & Chemistry

Quality Over Quantity: Immune Response Insights for HIV

“Conventional medical wisdom tells us that the bigger the immune response, the more effective it will be in controlling HIV,” says Professor Philip Goulder, a…

Social Sciences

Divorce and Christmas: Finding Joy Amidst Change

The study shows that, over time, festivities replace hostilities for the vast majority of families. Researcher, Dr Jennifer Flowerdew commented “Despite the…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Solomon’s Knot

It has been a beloved symbol for centuries, prized as an ornament found in engravings and embroidery, mosaics, and tattoos—and now as a molecule: Solomon’s…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Solutions for Managing Rabbit Damage in the UK

In the UK alone, rabbits cause an estimated £115m worth of damage annually.Researcher David Cowen and his team at Central Science Laboratory showed that…

Technology Offerings

Rapid DNA Sequence Variation Detection Method Unveiled

This invention describes a simple, rapid, and reliable procedure to detect base sequence variations (single base exchanges, insertion or deletion of one or…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Soil Nutrition’s Role in Forest Carbon Sequestration

Building on preliminary studies reported in Nature, the researchers found that trees can only increase wood growth from elevated CO2 if there is enough leaf…

Physics & Astronomy

UCR-led research team detects 'top quark,' a basic constituent of matter

A group of 50 international physicists, led by UC Riverside’s Ann Heinson, has detected for the first time a subatomic particle, the top quark, produced…

Health & Medicine

Male Circumcision Cuts HIV Risk, Study Halted Early

The study's independent Data Safety and Monitoring Board met Dec. 12 to review the interim data. Based on the board's review, the National Institutes of Health…

Studies and Analyses

Oysters Thrive in Heat but Struggle with Heavy Metals

A new study has found that even relatively low levels of heavy metal pollution can interfere with the metabolic processes of oysters, and that the effects of…

Environmental Conservation

Wild Tigers Thrive on Cat Food, Study Reveals Surprising Need

A landmark study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says tigers living in one of India’s best-run national parks lose…

Physics & Astronomy

21st Century Zeolite Design: Rice Innovates with Teragrid

A room's design helps define how people interact inside it, and it's much the same in the molecular world. The atomic layout of molecular spaces can provoke…

Earth Sciences

Kentucky Researchers Complete Deepest Seismic Borehole

Drilling has been completed on the deepest borehole for seismic instruments in the eastern U.S. The four-inch diameter hole for the Central U.S. Seismic…

Studies and Analyses

Mount Sinai and EXACT Sciences Reveal Stool DNA Testing Results

Mount Sinai School of Medicine and EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) announced today the publication of results from a prospective, multi-center study…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Unique Snowflake Designs and Their Cultural Impact

Their intricate shapes have been the inspiration for Christmas ornaments, jewelry and U.S. postage stamps. They are the subject of song, school projects and…

Life & Chemistry

Forsyth Scientists Uncover Key to Human Tissue Regeneration

This research may provide insight into mechanisms necessary for therapeutic regeneration in humans, potentially addressing tissues that are lost, damaged or…

Life & Chemistry

Carbon Dioxide Receptors in Insects: A New Path to Disease Control

Now, reporting in today’s advance online publication in Nature, Leslie Vosshall’s laboratory at Rockefeller University has identified the two molecular…

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