Nature Immunology
Shortening guide RNA markedly improves specificity of CRISPR-Cas nucleases
In a report receiving advance online publication in Nature Biotechnology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators describe how adjusting the length…
Engineers teach old chemical new tricks to make cleaner fuels, fertilizers
University researchers from two continents have engineered an efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst for the production of molecular hydrogen (H2), a…
New boron nanomaterial may be possible
Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally that a boron-based competitor to graphene is a very real possibility.Graphene has been heralded as…
Physicists Discover Way to Engineer New Properties on Ultra-Thin Nanomaterials
Physicists have engineered novel magnetic and electronic phases in the ultra-thin films of in a specific electronic magnetic material, opening the door for…
Decoded: DNA of blood-sucking worm that infects world's poor
The parasitic worm lives in the soil and enters the body through the feet. By feeding on victims' blood, the worms cause anemia and, in children, stunted…
The water cycle amplifies abrupt climate change
In a new study published in Nature Geoscience online (January 19, 2014) scientists from the University of Potsdam, Germany and the GFZ German Research Centre…