By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material…
Month: September 2011
Weakened malaria parasites form basis of new vaccine strategy
Using live but weakened malaria parasites as the basis of a vaccine represents a potentially…
800,000 years of abrupt climate variability: Earth’s climate is capable of very rapid transitions
An international team of scientists has produced a prediction of what climate records from Greenland…
Cellular communications visualized with a vibrant color palette
Scientists have dramatically expanded the palette of fluorescent highlighters that can be used to track…
‘Invisible’ world discovered: Planet alternately runs late and early in its orbit, tugged by second hidden world
Usually, running five minutes late is a bad thing since you might lose your dinner…
Hummingbirds all a-flutter during courtship
Though famous for their mid-air hovering during hunting, tiny hummingbirds have another trait that is…
Scientists identify viral gene driving sick gypsy moth caterpillars to climb high and die
For a century, scientists have watched European gypsy moth caterpillars infected with a virus use…
The breathtaking dance of plants: How plants space out the pores through which they breathe
The way in which plants space out the pores through which they breathe depends on…
Gypsy moth caterpillars hormonal slaves to virus gene
Gypsy moth caterpillars infected with baculovirus forfeit safety and stay in the treetops during the…
Scientists probe connection between sight and touch in the brain
Scientists have discovered that as you look at an object, your brain not only processes…