Scientists have shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for…
Month: October 2012
A ‘nanoscale landscape’ controls flow of surface electrons on a topological insulator: Stripe-like contours on a surface modulate electrons that behave like light
Physicists report new insights into the behavior of electrons on the surface of a topological…
New genomics study shows ancestry could help solve disease riddles
Explosive advancement in human genome sequencing opens new possibilities for identifying the genetic roots of…
Stem cell therapies for multiple sclerosis, other myelin disorders expected soon
Researchers are now on the threshold of human application of stem cell therapies for a…
Lucy and Selam’s species climbed trees: Australopithecus afarensis shoulder blades show partially arboreal lifestyle
Australopithecus afarensis was an upright walking species, but the question of whether it also spent…
Fossils of first feathered dinosaurs from North America discovered: Clues on early wing uses
The first ornithomimid specimens preserved with feathers, recovered from 75 million-year-old rocks in the badlands…
Fishing for answers off Fukushima
Japan’s “triple disaster,” as it has become known, began on March 11, 2011, and remains…
Not-so-permanent permafrost: 850 billion tons of carbon stored in frozen Arctic ground could be released
As much as 44 billion tons of nitrogen and 850 billion tons of carbon stored…
Isolation of Puerto Rico’s manatees affects survival odds
New evidence shows there is no cross-breeding between endangered manatees in Puerto Rico and those…
Malaria transmission peaks at much cooler temperatures than previously predicted
The most deadly type of malaria in humans and the one most prevalent in Africa…