Production of energy from the difference between salt water and fresh water is most convenient…
Month: March 2012
Ocean acidification rate may be unprecedented, study says
The world’s oceans may be turning acidic faster today from human carbon emissions than they…
Sturdy Scandinavian conifers survived Ice Age
Until now, it was presumed that the last glacial period denuded the Scandinavian landscape of…
Bacteria communicate by touch, new research suggests
What if bacteria could talk to each other? What if they had a sense of…
Clearer picture of how protein machine systems tweak gene expression
Biologists have found that specific types of RNA polymerase enzymes, the molecular machines that convert…
Turning off small RNA: New tool designed for breaking the epigenetic code
Scientists have known for years that minuscule strings of genetic material called small RNA are…
Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumors in rats
Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to…
Basic molecular ‘wiring’ of stem cells revealed
Scientists have created the first ever blueprint of how stem cells are wired to respond…
How marijuana impairs memory
A major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug’s ill effects on…
Antibodies are not required for immunity against some viruses
A new study turns the well established theory that antibodies are required for antiviral immunity…