The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is headed toward Earth, but it hasn’t been easy…
Month: September 2011
All-access genome: New study explores packaging of DNA
A team of biophysicists has been preoccupied with tiny, spool-like entities known as nucleosomes. Their…
DNA sequences reveal the true identity of the softshell turtle Pelodiscus
A research team has identified many different genetic lineages in the softshell turtle genus Pelodiscus,…
Monkeys also reason through analogy
Recognizing relations between relations is what analogy is all about. What lies behind this ability?…
Nature shows the way: Self-healing membranes
The plant, liana whose stabilization rings of woody cells heal spontaneously after suffering damage serves…
Nature offers key lessons on harvesting solar power, say chemists
Clean solutions to human energy demands are essential to our future. While sunlight is the…
Scientists lay out plans for efficient harvesting of solar energy
Solar power could be harvested more efficiently and transported over long distances using tiny molecular…
Heart drug offers possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure
Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients…
Study ‘changes our understanding’ of youth voting behavior
Low-income youth are more apt to vote if they are engaged in political activism and…
Targeting HIV’s sugar coating: New microbicide may block AIDS virus from infecting cells
Researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that stick to the sugary coating of…