FIZ CHEMIE invites attendees of the Fall 2012 ACS Meeting in Philadelphia (19-23, 2012) to take a first look at the new web-based retrieval system currently…
It’s been a burning question in melanoma research: Tumor cells are full of ultraviolet (UV)-induced genetic damage caused by sunlight exposure, but which…
With details that help enlighten our understanding of the hot nuclear matter that permeated the early universe, the article is a prelude to the latest findings…
That is the surprising result of a new characterization method that uses a combination of lasers and acoustic waves to provide scientists with a capability…
Once you pop the top of a tube of potato chips, it can be hard to stop munching its contents. But Cornell University researchers may have found a novel way to…
The new data analysis and visualization tool offers improved ease of use compared to similar tools, the researchers say, and could be readily adapted for use…
Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed…
“We have identified a new direction for cancer therapy and the new direction is leading us to a reduction in toxicity in cancer therapy, compared with…
The research appears in two studies published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Genetics. They focus on Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), a species of…
Linda Kah and Jeffrey Moersch, associate professors in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, are an integral part of the NASA team working on the…
Scientists have discovered a biological marker that may help to identify which depressed patients will respond to an experimental, rapid-acting antidepressant….
The map was produced by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III). Early last year, the SDSS-III released the largest-ever image of the sky, which covered…
His paper focused on bacteria that live in environments that are salty, but not with sodium chloride – the kind of salt we’re used to. It has to do with…
Working moms striving to “have it all” now can add another perk to their list of benefits — health. New research from University of Akron Assistant Sociology…
Research into the genetic factors behind certain disease mechanisms, illness progression and response to new drugs is frequently carried out using tiny…
The evidence indicates that the missing planet was devoured as the star began expanding into a “red giant” — the stellar equivalent of advanced age. “A similar…
On Aug. 24, NASA will launch two identical satellites from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to begin its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission to study the extremes…
Two opposing teams battle it out to regulate gene expression on the DNA playing field. One, the activators, keeps DNA open to enzymes that transcribe DNA into…
Sleep-learning experiments are notoriously difficult to conduct. For one thing, one must be sure that the subjects are actually asleep and stay that way during…
The findings, published online today in the journal Nature Genetics, could help researchers identify people at risk of developing certain subtypes of gliomas…