A new study examines structures of proteins that not only twist and turn themselves into…
Month: June 2012
Wing bling: For female butterflies, flashier is better
If female butterflies are programmed to identify males of their species by the patterns of…
Kill the germs, spare the ears: Encouraging study shows how
The world needs new antibiotics to overcome the ever-increasing resistance of disease-causing bacteria – but…
More than 635,000 Martian craters catalogued
How beat up is Mars from cosmic buckshot over the millenia? According to new research,…
New spin on antifreeze: Researchers create ultra slippery anti-ice and anti-frost surfaces
Researchers have invented a way to keep any metal surface free of ice and frost….
Clues found to way embryonic kidney maintains its fleeting stem cells
Studying mice and humans, researchers have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a…
Molecular imaging detects signs of Alzheimer’s in healthy patients
An arsenal of new Alzheimer’s research indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only…
Treating childhood anxiety with computers, not drugs
Psychologists have turned a common computer-based test for childhood anxiety into a form of therapeutic…
Long-ignored enzyme turns out to be key to killing infectious bacteria
New research shows that an enzyme that has long been considered relatively useless to the…
Are feminism and attachment parenting practices compatible?
What kind of mothers do feminists make? According to a new study, feminist mothers endorse…