Scientists have shown for the first time how two long intergenic noncoding RNAs in brewer’s…
Month: February 2012
Proteins in Yellowstone bacteria considered for biofuel inspiration
Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone’s hot springs are furthering efforts toward commercially viable…
Report seeks to integrate microbes into climate models
The models used to understand how Earth’s climate works include thousands of different variables from…
Apple says independent group will inspect partner Foxconn’s plants (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Apple has announced that an independent organization called the Fair Labor Association is…
Sobering future of wildfire dangers in U.S. west, researchers predict
The American West has seen a recent increase in large wildfires due to droughts, the…
Possible link to hyper-excitability factors in epilepsy, autism and more
A new study is revealing new information about a key protein’s role in the development…
Chemists mimic nature to design better medical tests
Over their 3.8 billion years of evolution, living organisms have developed countless strategies for monitoring…
Tangled up in DNA: New molecule has potential to help treat genetic diseases and HIV
Chemists have created a molecule that’s so good at tangling itself inside the double helix…
SIV infection may lead to increase in immune-suppressive Treg cells
Tissue in monkeys infected with a close relative of HIV can ramp up production of…
People forage for memories in the same way birds forage for berries
Humans move between ‘patches’ in their memory using the same strategy as bees flitting between…