Researchers offer definitive proof that T cells need to actively maintain “quiescence,” a sort of…
Month: May 2011
Short antibiotic courses safer for breathing-tube infections in children
Short courses of antibiotics appear just as effective as longer ones — and a great…
‘Bad’ cholesterol not as bad as people think, study shows
The so-called “bad cholesterol” — low-density lipoprotein commonly called LDL — may not be so…
Cats No. 1 predator to urban mockingbird nests
A new study shows cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in…
Practice can make search-and-rescue robot operators more accurate
Urban search and rescue task forces are essential for locating, stabilizing, and extricating people who…
Robot engages novice computer scientists
Learning how to program a computer to display the words “Hello World” once may have…
Expert panel calls for ‘transforming US agriculture’: Changes in markets, policies and science needed for more sustainable farming
A group of leading scientists, economists and farmers is calling for a broad shift in…
Advanced instrument analyzes immune cells in far more detail: Technology promises more effective prescription drug therapies
Researchers have taken a machine already in use for the measurement of impurities in semiconductors…
Measurement of ‘hot’ electrons could have solar energy payoff; Nanoantennas hold promise for infrared photovoltaics
Basic scientific curiosity paid off in unexpected ways when researchers investigating the fundamental physics of…
US farmers dodge the impacts of global warming — at least for now
The United States seems to have been lucky so far in largely escaping the impact…