Month: June 2012

Gut microbes have a significant effect on nutrient absorption and energy regulation. The composition of…

Cocaine is one of the most commonly used (and abused) plant-derived drugs in the world,…

Scientists have announced the first complete sequencing of pear genome. Pear (Pyrus spp.) is one…

A geoengineering solution to climate change could lead to significant rainfall reduction in Europe and…

Biomass gasification is being considered as a possible technology for converting at least 10 million…

Archaeologists have used airborne laser mapping to unveil archaeological ruins in a Honduran rainforest. An…

Artificial noses have, until now, been used to detect diseases such as urinary tract infection,…

Swiss researchers have succeeded in generating detailed three-dimensional images of the spatial distribution of amyloid…

Coeliac disease affects millions of people worldwide, but many sufferers are not aware they have…

People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that…