Mating pairs of lemurs mirror each other’s scent-marking behavior and even start to smell alike…
Month: January 2014
Vibrations influence circadian clock of fruit fly
The internal circadian clock of a Drosophila (fruit fly) can be synchronized using vibrations, according…
Gastric bypass improves insulin secretion in pigs
The majority of gastric bypass patients mysteriously recover from their type 2 diabetes within days,…
Teaching young wolves new tricks: Wolves are considerably better imitators than dogs
Although wolves and dogs are closely related, they show some striking differences. Scientists have undertaken…
New catalyst to convert greenhouse gases into chemicals
Researchers have developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide — a…
Diagnosis just a breath away with new laser that advances breath analysis for disease diagnosis
Physics researchers have developed a new type of laser that will enable exciting new advances…
Nearly everyone uses piezoelectrics: Now scientists know more about how they actually work
Piezoelectrics, materials that can change mechanical stress to electricity and back again, are everywhere in…
Researchers develop new tool to identify genetic risk factors
Researchers developed a new biological pathway-based computational model, called the Pathway-based Human Phenotype Network, to…
Cell cycle speed is key to making aging cells young again
Researchers identified a major obstacle to converting cells back to their youthful state — the…
Precise gene editing in monkeys paves the way for valuable human disease models
Monkeys are important for modeling diseases because of their close similarities to humans, but past…