Most of the world’s nations — unanimously committed to protecting biodiversity — nevertheless cannot measure…
Month: November 2013
Inkblots improve security of online passwords
Computer scientists have developed a new password system that incorporates inkblots to provide an extra…
Obesity may limit overall function two years after shoulder replacement surgery
Patients with obesity undergo a disproportionately higher number of elective orthopaedic surgeries in the US….
Blocking the active site of thiolase
Scientists have shown the way to new directions in drug development against African sleeping sickness…
Crown of Venezuelan paramos: A new species from the daisy family, Coespeletia palustris
An exciting new species from the daisy family has just been discovered. Two expeditions in…
For obese teen girls, aerobic exercise may trump resistance training in health benefits
New findings suggest that for teen girls, aerobic exercise might be superior to resistance exercise…
Why stem cells need to stick with their friends
Scientists have identified a core set of functionally relevant factors that regulates embryonic stem cells’…
Muscle built in diseased mice: Human muscle cells created in a dish
Skeletal muscle has proved to be very difficult to grow in patients with muscular dystrophy…
Researchers regrow hair, cartilage, bone, soft tissues: Enhancing cell metabolism was an unexpected key to tissue repair
Young animals are known to repair their tissues effortlessly, but can this capacity be recaptured…
One worm, two mouths
Depending on the environment in which the worm grows, the larva of the roundworm Pristionchus…