Women who experience physical, mental or sexual abuse at the hands of their partners have…
Month: October 2013
Nanoscale engineering boosts performance of quantum dot light emitting diodes
Dramatic advances in the field of quantum dot light emitting diodes could come from recent…
Epigenetics: A key to controlling acute and chronic pain
Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene expression through mechanisms outside of the DNA structure,…
No longer a man’s race
Men might be faster, but women are stronger in numbers in the nation’s largest 10-kilometer…
Reading ancient climate from plankton shells
Climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea…
Understanding DNA damage from common radiation threat, low-energy electrons
Every day, all day, our DNA gets beaten up by chemicals and radiation — but…
Proteins in one of the world’s main biodiesel plants have been mapped, and it does not look good
The castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) produces beans with a high content of fatty acids…
Parents greatly underestimate how often their children are cyberbullied
Cyberbullying has become a destructive force in many children’s lives. After multiple suicides by children…
Can a potentially invasive plant bring a positive influence to a region?
Could invasive species be beneficial for a region? Scientists have attempted to answer this question…
Loss and damage from climate change
New research outlines empirical evidence of loss and damage from climate change from the perspective…