A year after the BP explosion and oil spill, those trying to find someone to…
Month: April 2011
Taking the first step towards a Martian moon: Polish-built soil sample instrument completes first stage
The geological penetrator CHOMIK (Polish word for hamster), built for the purpose of collecting a…
Fish livers contain beneficial fatty acids, study suggests
The fishing industry usually discards fish livers, but a team of researchers has confirmed that…
Mystery solved: How sickle hemoglobin protects against malaria
A new article is likely to help solve one of the long-standing mysteries of biomedicine….
Monkeys, too, can recollect what they’ve seen
It’s one thing to recognize your childhood home when you see it in a photograph…
Our own status affects the way our brains respond to others
Our own social status influences the way our brains respond to others of higher or…
Through unique eyes, box jellyfish look out to the world above the water
Box jellyfish may seem like rather simple creatures, but in fact their visual system is…
Mutations in single gene may have shaped human cerebral cortex
The size and shape of the human cerebral cortex, an evolutionary marvel responsible for everything…
Actin filaments, cellular ‘workhorses,’ caught in action
Scientists have succeeded in showing the breakup of actin filaments, the thread-like structures inside cells…
Two unsuspected proteins may hold the key to creating artificial chromosomes
Scientists report that two proteins once thought to have only supporting roles, are the true…