In a paper published, a team reports that a protein they show is normally involved…
Month: January 2014
New hope for Gaucher patients
Scientists have discovered a new cellular pathway implicated in Gaucher disease. Their findings may offer…
Solar-power device would use heat to enhance efficiency
A new approach to harvesting solar energy could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat…
Distant quasar illuminates a filament of the cosmic web
Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing for…
Get used to heat waves: Extreme El Nino events to double
Extreme weather events fueled by unusually strong El Ninos, such as the 1983 heatwave that…
Mechanism identified in Alzheimer’s-related memory loss
Researchers have identified a protein in the brain that plays a critical role in the…
Decoded: DNA of blood-sucking worm that infects world’s poor
Researchers have decoded the genome of the hookworm, Necator americanus, finding clues to how it…
The weaker sex: Male honey bees more susceptible than females to widespread intestinal parasite
A research team has found that male European honey bees, or drones, are much more…
Rate films with smoking ‘R’ — cut teen smoking
Research estimates the impact of an R rating for movie smoking, and emphasizes that an…
Highly efficient broadband terahertz radiation from metamaterials
Scientists have demonstrated broadband terahertz wave generation using metamaterials. The discovery may help develop noninvasive…