A study by the Genographic Project has shown that not all individuals carrying the Romanian…
Month: July 2012
Genome analysis of brain tumors showing the way to new treatment strategies
Scientists are systematically investigating the genomes of pediatric brain tumors (medulloblastoma and pylocytic astrocytoma). In…
Teamwork against carcinogenic benzene: Three teams of microbial harmful substance eliminators cooperate to destroy benzene
With modern analytical procedures scientists have succeeded for the first time in tracking the path…
New stroke treatments becoming a reality
Scientists have demonstrated a drug which can dramatically limit the amount of brain damage in…
Methane measurements at low level flight: Detection of the greenhouse gas methane in the Arctic
First time measurements of large-scale methane emissions have been taken from the extensive Arctic permafrost…
Waste water analysis reveals for the first time real time information regarding drug consumption in 19 European cities
Waste water analysis using urinary biomarkers allows the reliable detection of actual drug consumption in…
Applying to college? Think before you tweet
Today, 93 percent of teens online use Facebook, and nearly a quarter of college admissions…
Picture worth a thousand numbers: New data visualization tool helps find the ‘unknown unknowns’
Scientists have developed a software tool that enables users to perform in-depth analysis of modeling…
Molecular mechanism behind deep-sea bacteria’s pressure tolerance
A Japanese research team has identified a structural change that confers pressure-resistant properties on a…
Actinobacteria as the base of the evolutionary tree
Using comparisons of protein structure, researchers identified Actinobacteria as the base of the evolutionary tree.