Researchers have identified the set of tools an infectious microbe uses to persuade a plant…
Month: June 2012
Timing, duration of biochemical bugle call critical for fighting viruses
Researchers have identified the primary player of the biochemical bugle call that musters the body’s…
Lack of single protein results in persistent viral infection
Scientists have shown a single protein can make the difference between an infection clearing out…
NASA’s NuSTAR mission lifts off
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched into the morning skies over the central Pacific…
Good news on using recycled sewage treatment plant water for irrigating crops
A new study eases concerns that irrigating crops with water released from sewage treatment plants…
1960s-era anti-cancer drug points to treatments for Lou Gehrig’s disease
A long-used anti-cancer drug could be a starting point to develop new treatments for the…
Ancient effect harnessed to produce electricity from waste heat
A phenomenon first observed by an ancient Greek philosopher 2,300 years ago has become the…
Alien Earths could form earlier than expected
Previous studies have shown that Jupiter-sized gas giants tend to form around stars containing more…
Success with new immune approach to fighting some cancers
Scientists have found that 20 to 25 percent of “heavily pre-treated” patients with a variety…
Mapping the healthy human microbiome
Human beings are ecosystems on two legs, each of us carrying enough microbes to outnumber…