Scientists have made ground-breaking advances in our understanding of the changes that materials undergo when…
Month: March 2012
Neutrons uncover new density waves in fermion liquids
Scientists discover zero-sound mode oscillations in super-chilled helium. Scientists have carried out the first investigation…
New insights into how cells duplicate their DNA
Scientists have discovered new insights into how cells duplicate their DNA. They used an imaging…
Scientists clone ‘survivor’ elm trees
Scientists have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated…
Genetic regulators hijacked by avian and swine flu viruses identified
Researchers have identified a number of tiny but powerful “genetic regulators” that are hijacked by…
Key component in mother’s egg critical for survivial of newly formed embryo
Scientists have discovered that a protein, called TRIM28, normally present in the mother’s egg, is…
Mites form friendly societies: Predatory mites who stick with familiar individuals are more efficient at finding food
For plant-inhabiting predatory mites, living among familiar neighbors reduces stress. This allows individuals to focus…
MicroRNAs offer new hope against obesity and diabetes
Hunger has always threatened humankind. This makes it unsurprising that human bodies attempt to store…
Supercomputers help explain why there is almost no anti-matter in our universe
Powerful supercomputers have shed light on the behavior of key sub-atomic particles, in a development…
Culprit behind unchecked angiogenesis identified
Researchers have unraveled a critical regulatory mechanism controlling blood vessel growth that might help solve…