Young adults speaking out about their political beliefs on websites, such as Facebook or blogs,…
Month: October 2012
Penis worms show the evolution of the digestive system
Scientists have revealed that the enigmatic marine penis worms (priapulids) develop their intestine as humans,…
Designing for the sense of touch: A new frontier for design
Researchers explore how interaction designers can leverage and embrace the sense of touch to develop…
Stimulating brain cells with light
Introducing a light-sensitive protein in transgenic nerve cells … transplanting nerve cells into the brains…
‘Adoption activity days’ can help children find new families
Children’s parties or activity days, where prospective adopters meet children awaiting adoption, could be part…
C’est difficile: Researchers develop cocktail of bacteria that eradicates Clostridium difficile infection in mice
In a new study, researchers used mice to identify a combination six naturally occurring bacteria…
Sharing space: Proximity breeds collaboration
A new study shows that when researchers share a building, and especially a floor, the…
New study brings a doubted exoplanet ‘back from the dead’
A second look at data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is reanimating the claim that…
Clearer picture of how assassin bugs evolved: Entomologists reconstruct the evolutionary history
Assassin bugs, which lie in ambush for prey they attack with speed and agility, are…
Scientists step up hunt for bacterial genes tied to lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that affects tens of thousands. It can lead to…