A group of researchers have proposed creating a new web-based data network to help researchers…
Month: October 2012
Using cell phone data to curb the spread of malaria
New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with detailed…
How bacteria communicate using quorum sensing: Could bacteria be manipulated to control infections?
Researchers have examined the relatively new field in microbiology known as quorum sensing, a type…
Researchers ID unique geological ‘sombrero’ uplift in South America
Scientists have identified a geological oddity in the central Andes region, home to the largest…
Meteorite delivers Martian secrets
A meteorite that landed in the Moroccan desert 14 months ago is providing more information…
Surprising solution to fly eye mystery
Fly eyes have the fastest visual responses in the animal kingdom, but how they achieve…
Developmental biologist proposes new theory of early animal evolution that challenges basic assumption of evolution
A developmental biologist whose life’s work has supported the theory of evolution has developed a…
Terrorism risk greatest for subway/rail commuters
Despite homeland security improvements since 9/11, subway and rail commuters face higher risks of terror…
Unusual genetic structure confers major disease resistance trait in soybean
Scientists have identified three neighboring genes that make soybeans resistant to the most damaging disease…
Quantum effects observed in cold chemistry
Physicists have combined two low-temperature supersonic beams to produce chemical reactions in quantum conditions, near…