Older male nightingales perform faster and more demanding trills than their younger rivals. With up…
Month: August 2013
Scientists develop method that ensures safe research on deadly flu viruses: Strategy turns molecules in human lung cells into viral scissors that cut H5N1 bird flu and similar bugs into pieces
The strategy will enable healthy molecules in human lung cells to latch on to these…
Rules for gene-therapy vectors developed
Researchers are making strides toward a set of rules to custom-design viral vectors for gene…
New insights into neuroblastoma tumor suppressor may provide clues for improved treatment
Loss of a gene required for stem cells in the brain to turn into neurons…
How books can have a positive impact on a child’s social struggles
New research explores the positive effects of reading as part of a parental intervention strategy…
Microentrepreneurs may be an untapped market for product design
Designing products for the developing world can be a hit-or-miss endeavor: While there may be…
How ‘teamwork’ between egg and sperm works: Little-known protein identified in vertebrate fertilization process
Researchers have decoded a previously unknown molecular mechanism in the fertilization process of vertebrates. The…
New materials for bio-based hydrogen synthesis: Synthetic biology enables spontaneous protein activation
Researchers have discovered an efficient process for hydrogen biocatalysis. They developed semi-synthetic hydrogenases, hydrogen-generating enzymes,…
Competition changes how people view strangers online: On sites like eBay, strangers no longer seen as ‘just like you’
An anonymous stranger you encounter on websites like Yelp or Amazon may seem to be…
Simulating flow from volcanoes and oil spills
Some time around 37,000 BCE a massive volcano erupted in the Campanian region of Italy,…