Month: August 2012

Sperm swim, lung cells sweep mucus away, and the cells in the female Fallopian tube…

Discovery of the genetic basis of a high-risk subtype of leukemia shows some patients might…

Airfields for ultra-light aircraft are typically constructed on level ground — and so are wind…

Aiming to use electron spins for storing, transporting and processing information, researchers have revealed the…

When faced with paying for a product or a service with more than money —…

A new report identifies research priorities and grand challenges to fill gaps in optics and…

In a new study, researchers outline how they used fluorescent molecules to “tag” DNA and…

Researchers have identified a key protein that causes muscles to atrophy. The protein, Gadd45a, is…

A popular class of diabetes drugs increases patients’ risk of bladder cancer, according to a…

Experiments using heavy ions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are advancing understanding of the…