Call them the Jason Bournes of the bacteria world. Going “off the grid,” like rogue…
Month: April 2011
Conducting ferroelectrics may be key to new electronic memory
Novel properties of ferroelectric materials are moving scientists one step closer to realizing a new…
Global catastrophic amphibian declines have multiple causes, no simple solution
Amphibian declines around the world have forced many species to the brink of extinction, are…
How mosquitoes handle the heat of a hot blood meal
Mosquitoes make proteins to help them handle the stressful spike in body temperature that’s prompted…
Amazon EC2 Outage Shows Risks of Cloud (PC World)
PC World – Amazon’s EC2 cloud went dark last week–knocking sites like Foursquare, Reddit, and…
Psychologists find unintentional racial biases may affect economic and trust decisions
Psychologists have found that people may make economic and trust decisions based on unconscious or…
Scientists create stable, self-renewing neural stem cells
Researchers report a game-changing advance in stem cell science: the creation of long-term, self-renewing, primitive…
Novel microorganism ‘Nitrososphaera viennensis’ isolated
Microorganisms play an important role in global nutrient cycles. A research team has isolated the…
Lollipops with side effects: A plant’s sugary offering betrays caterpillars to predatory ants
Trichomes, hair-like projections on leaves, of wild tobacco contain acyl sugars, which are composed of…
Multipolar electrocoagulation ablation effective for Barrett’s esophagus, long-term follow-up shows
A new study reports that multipolar electrocoagulation in combination with acid suppression is a safe…