butterfly
Tremendous progress in the development of skin stem cell treatments for butterfly children
“Butterfly children” suffer from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a debilitating skin disease. It is caused by a genetic defect that leads to a deficiency or…
Novel 'butterfly' molecule could build new sensors, photoenergy conversion devices
Biwu Ma, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, created the molecule in a lab…
Butterflies change wing color in new Yale research
In so doing, they produced the first structural color change in an animal by influencing evolution. The discovery may have implications for physicists and…
UMMS scientists show that monarch butterflies employ a magnetic compass during migration
Each fall millions of monarch butterflies use a sophisticated navigation system to transverse 2,000 miles from breeding sites across the eastern United States…
Graphene's multi-colored butterflies
One of the major challenges for using graphene in electronics applications is the absence of a band gap, which basically means that graphene's electrical…
Butterfly 'eyespots' add detail to the story of evolution
After consideration, Aristotle decided that both the egg and the chicken had always existed. That was not the right answer. The new Oregon State University…