A population of fruit bats which is found across much of continental Africa is widely…
Month: November 2013
New genetic risk factor discovered for severe psychiatric illness
Investigators have discovered a new genetic risk factor for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder called NDST3.
Technique developed to convert thermoelectric material into high performance electricity
Physicists have developed a novel technique of tailoring thermoelectric properties of n-type bismuth telluride for…
The fashion scout and the cop: Scanning the streets with similar methods for different targets
University of Cincinnati research compares practices used by fashion industry casting directors to the New…
Asteroids’ close encounters with Mars: Mars, not Earth, shakes up some near-Earth asteroids
For nearly as long as astronomers have been able to observe asteroids, a question has…
Origin of species: Protein imbalances doom hybrids
Why do crosses between closely related species fail to produce fertile hybrids? A new study…
Computer scientists create new 3-D technique
Computer scientists are using a famous mathematician’s theory to make 3-D images that are more…
Effects of LEDs on leaf lettuce: Mixture of blue and red lights recommended to enhance lettuce quality, yield
Scientists determined the effects of blue and red LED ratios on leaf shape, plant growth,…
Recreating the history of life through the genome
One of the most important processes in the life of cells is genome replication. In…
Key brain signaling mechanism for rapidly acting antidepressants
Two years ago, mammalian target of rapamycin or mTOR, a signaling protein, was identified as…