Aggressive new strains of wheat rust diseases — called stem rust and stripe rust —…
Month: April 2011
How molecules get to the right place at the right time
Active transport processes in cells ensure that proteins with specialized local functions reach their intracellular…
CAPTCHAs with chaos: Strong protection for weak passwords
The passwords of the future could become more secure and, at the same time, simpler…
Breastfeeding tied to stronger maternal response to baby’s cry
A new study finds that mothers who feed their babies breast milk exclusively, as opposed…
A galactic rose highlights Hubble’s 21st anniversary
In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s deployment into space, astronomers…
Life in extreme environments paves the way for international collaboration: New roadmap for research launched
Life thriving in deserts, the Polar Regions and the deep sea is the focus of…
New theory of evolution for spiral galaxy arms
A study of spiral patterns found in galaxies like our Milky Way could overturn the…
Breakthrough in malaria treatment in the run up to World Malaria Day
Ahead of World Malaria Day (25 April), researchers have discovered that drugs originally designed to…
European experts set standards for cross border reproductive care
The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) is setting the first ever standards…
Drug development speeds up with more advanced microarray technology
RNA interference technology, which is used in cell biology, has revolutionized functional research of the…