Radically new technique uses the power of sunlight to efficiently split water into its components…
Month: August 2013
Long-sought method to efficiently make complex anticancer compound developed
Scientists have achieved the first efficient chemical synthesis of ingenol, a highly complex, plant-derived compound…
Does your personality and how you look affect how you’re treated at work?
Is it a coincidence that the least attractive people in your office are the butt…
Being bullied throughout childhood and teens may lead to more arrests, convictions, prison time
People who were repeatedly bullied throughout childhood and adolescence were significantly more likely to go…
The when and where of the Y: Research on Y chromosomes uncovers new clues about human ancestry
Using advanced analysis of DNA from Y chromosomes from men all over the world, scientists…
New apple varieties: Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to taste SnapDragon and RubyFrost
After years of development and consumer testing researchers have given the hottest new apples in…
New treatment strategy for breast cancer spread to brain
Researchers have successfully combined cellular therapy and gene therapy in a mouse model system to…
Existing cropland could feed four billion more by dropping biofuels and animal feed
The world’s croplands could feed 4 billion more people than they do now just by…
Light that moves and molds gels
Researchers have demonstrated a biomimetic response using hydrogels — a material that constitutes most contact…
A week’s worth of camping synchs internal clock to sunrise and sunset
Spending just one week exposed only to natural light while camping in the Rocky Mountains…