Life Sciences and Chemistry
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Energy from Light and Water
Hydrogen-powered fuel cells and solar energy are the best hope for a more environmentally friendly and resource-sparing energy supply in the future. A…
Comprehensive Study Using Bioinformatics Predicts the Molecular Causes of Many Genetic Diseases
Now a new study using bioinformatics, led by scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research, reports the ability to predict the molecular cause of many…
Research award puts focus on future malaria prevention
Professor Richard Neutze, 40, earned his doctorate in physics in his home country of New Zealand. Following postdoctoral positions in the UK and Germany, he…
Precision molecular assembly
Subtle electronic differences between metals in the periodic table can lead to radical changes in chemical reactivity. Now, a research team led by Zhaomin Hou…
Brain change
Many scientists once believed that the human brain doesn’t change significantly after a person reaches maturity. This opinion has been overturned in the last…
Tackling the genetic onset of Down syndrome
Chromosome 21 is the smallest of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans, yet it is responsible for Down syndrome—the most common genetic mental retardation….