Pesticides commonly used in California’s Central Valley, one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions,…
Month: July 2013
Oven-baked fish fingers have fewer furans than when fried
Researchers have discovered that fried fish fingers generate more furanic compounds than those baked in…
Polymer ribbons for better healing
Researchers have developed hydrogels for tissue regeneration that can be fine-tuned to fit any body…
Genetic biomarker detects Lewy body dementia
Scientists have discovered the first genetic biomarker to detect Lewy body dementia (LBD), a disease…
Molecular monkey arranges X-chromosome activation
X chromosomes are very special genetic material. They differ in number between men and women….
Largest magnetic fields in the universe
Numerical simulations show for the first time the occurrence of an instability in the interior…
Scientists identify key fungal species that help explain mysteries of white nose syndrome
Researchers have identified what may be a key to unraveling some of the mysteries of…
Researcher digs into the contested peanut-allergy epidemic
The path of the peanut from a snack staple to the object of bans at…
Bacterial blockade: How gut microbes can inactivate cardiac drugs
Researchers have identified a pair of genes which appear to be responsible for allowing a…
Broad-scale genome tinkering with help of an RNA guide: Biotechnology tool borrowed from pathogenic bacteria
Researchers have devised a way to quickly and easily target and tinker with any gene…