Scientists have found evidence for catastrophic oceanographic events associated with climate change and a mass…
Month: December 2013
New discovery on how skin cells form ‘bridges’ paves the way for advances in wound healing and tissue engineering
Scientists have discovered that outer skin cells are able to unite to form suspended “bridges”…
From friend to foe: How benign bacteria evolve into virulent pathogens
Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the “environment” is the immune…
First in-human trial of endoxifen shows promise as breast cancer treatment
A Phase I trial of endoxifen, an active metabolite of the cancer drug tamoxifen, indicates…
Santa Ana Watershed study completed
The Santa Ana River Watershed Basin Study, which addresses water supply and demand projections for…
Bonefish spawning behavior in Bahamas surprising, may aid conservation
Bonefish, sometimes called the gray ghost, are among the most elusive and highly prized quarry…
Keeping the lights on: New way to predict cascading power outages
A method of assessing the stability of large-scale power grids in real time could bring…
Childhood cancer survivors suffer long-term symptoms linked to poor quality of life
Due to improved treatments and technologies, more children than ever are surviving cancer. Unfortunately, about…
Medical mystery solved
An international team has identified a new disease related to NKH, a finding that resolves…
Programming smart molecules: Machine-learning algorithms could make chemical reactions intelligent
Computer scientists have shown that an important class of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms could be…