Micro-algal fuels might be one way to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign energy. Such fuels would be renewable since they are powered by sunlight. They…
Removal of the symbionts or reciprocal exchange of bacteria between firebugs and cotton stainers led to high mortality and low mating success, demonstrating…
A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't…
Marine biologists are beginning to understand the varied diving and foraging strategies of filter-feeding whales by analyzing data from multisensor tags…
The channel protein Pannexin1 keeps nerve cells flexible and thus the brain receptive for new knowledge. Together with colleagues from Canada and the U.S.,…
The new study reveals snippets of information contained in dark matter that can alter the way a gene is assembled.“These small sequences of genetic information…
The technique, which is described in a recent issue of the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, makes use of the tight binding of two…
The theory behind the technology, called rapid electrokinetic patterning – or REP – has been described in technical papers published between 2008 and 2011. Now…
For over 100 years, it was assumed that the penicillin-producing mould fungus Penicillium chrysogenum only reproduced asexually through spores. An…
“Most chemical feedstocks come from petroleum and natural gas, and we need other sources,” said Shota Atsumi, assistant professor of chemistry at UC Davis and…
The research team, led by scientists at the University of Illinois and the University of California, San Diego, reports the new findings in the Proceedings of…
Working with fruit flies, Johns Hopkins scientists have decoded the activity of protein signals that let certain nerve cells know when and where to branch so…
As recently as a few decades ago, the following response was feared: following an organ transplant, the patient’s immune system recognizes the transplanted…
Tumours do not consist of homogenous cell populations but contain cancer stem cells which respond poorly to chemotherapy and radiotherapy and are considered to…
The advance will be published in the Jan 8 issue of Nature Biotechnology and also will be available today on the journal’s website. “Although we and others…
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a new approach to alter the function of RNA in living cells by…
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