Scientists have discovered that fat cells in the knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis,…
Month: May 2013
Gene offers clues to new treatments for a harmful blood clotting disorder
A gene associated with both protection against bacterial infection and excessive blood clotting could offer…
Geneticists find causes for severe childhood epilepsies
Using a DNA sequencing technique capable of deciphering all human genes at the same time,…
Mathematical model measures hidden HIV
A new mathematical modeling technique reveals HIV virus may be replicating in body even when…
Bacteria adapt and evade nanosilver’s sting
Although nanosilver has effective antimicrobial properties against certain pathogens, it can cause other potentially harmful…
Elucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers
Physicists are providing an all-in-one guide to help calculate the effect the use of optical…
‘Invisibility cloak’ for thermal flow constructed
By means of special metamaterials, light and sound can be passed around objects. Researchers have…
Father and teenagers: Desire for children affects relationship
The relationships of fathers to their teenaged children are apparently influenced by the nature of…
An electronic nose can tell pears and apples apart
Engineers have created a system of sensors that detects fruit odors more effectively than the…
World’s most extreme hearing animal: The greater wax moth
Researchers have discovered that the greater wax moth is capable of sensing sound frequencies of…