The genes of long-living and virus resistant bats may provide clues to the future treatment…
Month: December 2012
Hawaiian Islands are dissolving from within, study says
Most of us think of soil erosion as the primary force that levels mountains but…
miR-205 can be responsible for breast cancer
Scientists demonstrated that the microRNAs expression can be potentially responsible for the abnormal acini formation…
Suspend the crystals, and they grow better
The idea is so simple you wonder why no one thought of it before. Crystals…
New calculations solve an old problem with DNA
Normal DNA will switch to left-handed DNA when it is physically twisted, or when a…
Young scientist helps identify cause of widespread eye disease
Branch retinal vein occlusion — blockage of the blood vessels that channel blood from the…
A giant puzzle with billions of pieces
Scientists have deciphered genetic information on microbes in biogas plants. Day after day, legions of…
Ups and downs of biodiversity after mass extinction
The climate after the largest mass extinction so far 252 million years ago was cool,…
New markers could improve treatment and survival in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common pediatric cancer, has been the subject of a new…
Cholesterol boosts the memory of the immune system
The memory of the human immune system is critical for the development of vaccines. Only…