The new preparation is based on the protein produced by bacteria, the crystals of which the researchers have learned not only to obtain in required quantities,…
Researchers from the United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) under the guidance of Academician…
In 2005 over 100 people participated in a sponsored walk using the local canal network around Falkirk as a route and raised £5,500 for research into the…
The concept of a cognitive robotic companion inspires some of the best science fiction but one day may be science fact following the work of the four-year…
The study aims to delve into a ‘void’ or empty space in which atoms move, which has a large intrinsic energy density known as zero-point energy Recent…
The findings, reported in this week’s edition of the international journal Science (30 June 2006), prove for the first time that sudden North American ‘lake…
The gases come from human-produced chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The Montreal Protocol, an international agreement adopted in 1987, limited the…
By generating tumors in laboratory mice that mimic human liver cancer and by comparing the DNA of mouse and human tumors, researchers at Cold Spring Harbor…
The enhanced permeability caused by seismic shaking could potentially be harnessed to help extract oil from natural reservoirs, said Emily Brodsky, assistant…
“We think this new process can be a huge advantage for patients and a good tool for reconstructive surgeons,” says Daniel Price, M.D., Mayo Clinic ear, nose…
It also happens to be the safest.University at Buffalo researchers studied all auto crashes involving a fatality in the U.S. between 2000 and 2003 where…
Uzbekistan salt cedar beetles being released by the Experiment Station's entomology department are the same species as those released on the salt cedar stands…
Now, evolutionary and developmental biologists at the University of Georgia and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have uncovered evidence that after fruit…
Malaria is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, causing an estimated 3,000 deaths each day and at least 300 million cases of severe illness each year,…
Low background noise typically translates to better performance in electronics, such as longer ranges and clearer signals or higher information-carrying…
In an exciting advance in nanotechnology imaging, Rice University scientists have discovered a way to use standard optical microscopes and video cameras to…