“Currently there is a severe problem with antibiotic-resistant organisms,” says Bob Hancock, a professor in UBC's Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology and lead…
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified chemical signals that certain breast cancers use to recruit two types of normal cells…
Published in Cell Reports, andfollowing up on Dr. DeBerardinis' landmark finding in 2011, this most recent discovery identifies the triggering mechanism that…
The Fukushima reactor disaster has been the most recent incident to introduce the public to the concept of “cesium 137”. In the journal Angewandte Chemie,…
Images taken by Rice University scientists show that some diamonds are not forever.
What do sled dogs and cell clusters have in common? According to research by UC Santa Barbara’s Denise Montell, they both travel in groups and need a…
The headlights – two eyes, the radiator cowling – a smiling mouth: This is how our brain sometimes creates a face out of a car front. The same happens with…
“This powerful panel of just 11 genes successfully identified who has problems with alcohol abuse and who does not in tests in three patient populations on two…
The so-called symbiotic relationship between trees and the fungus that grow on their roots may actually work more like a capitalist market relationship between…
A new fuel-cell concept, developed by an Michigan State University researcher, will allow biodiesel plants to eliminate the creation of hazardous wastes while…
The new compound they designed in collaboration with Roger Adams Professor of Chemistry Steven C. Zimmerman is not only more effective, but also…
The nerve cells generated by this new method show the same functional characteristics as the mature cells found in the body, making them much better models for…
Umit B. Demirci and colleagues explain that storing hydrogen in solids is a recent development and a promising step toward building a hydrogen economy. That's…
Scientists have long been doing research into how the complicated system of living together in insect colonies functions. Researchers are also looking for…
“When winter temperatures fluctuate between being cold and warm enough for growth, plants deplete their resources trying to photosynthesize and end the winter…
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