Pina Fratamico is on the quest to find the easiest and fastest way to test…
Month: December 2012
Removing protein ‘garbage’ in nerve cells may help control 2 neurodegenerative diseases
A group of neuroscientists say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two…
Sibling squabbles can lead to depression, anxiety
Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts…
Gene expression improves the definition of a breast cancer subtype
Gene expression in breast cancer provides valuable biological information for better determining the diagnosis, treatment,…
Silver sheds light on superconductor secrets
By doping a bismuth-based layered material with silver, Chinese scientists demonstrated that superconductivity is intrinsic…
Biological concrete for constructing ‘living’ building materials with lichens, mosses
It is a material that improves thermal comfort in buildings and helps to reduce atmospheric…
Two problems in chemical catalysis solved
Researchers in Finland have solved two acute problems in chemical catalysis.
Shedding light on Anderson localization
Waves do not spread in a disordered medium if there is less than one wavelength…
Sync to grow: Oscillation of gene activity may underlie how embryos grow in proportion
Researchers are one step closer to understanding how embryos develop and grow while always keeping…
New app provides solution when researching animal behaviour
A primatologist has developed an app that allows accurate logging of animal behaviour for scientific…