The surface of immune system cells is home to a number of receptors which are…
Month: March 2014
As age-friendly technologies emerge, experts recommend policy changes
From smart phones to smart cars, both public and private entities must consider the needs…
What singing fruit flies can tell us about quick decisions
The pitch and tempo of the male fruit fly’s mating song is based on environmental…
Swing voters hold more sway over candidates on economic issues
Economics professors have published a paper on a theory of candidate competition that accounts for…
Plankton make scents for seabirds and a cooler planet
The top predators of the Southern Ocean, far-ranging seabirds, are tied both to the health…
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals clues to minke whale calling behavior and movements
Scientists using passive acoustic monitoring to track minke whales in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean have…
Inhibition of CDK4 might promote lymphoma development, progression
Anticancer agents that inhibit tumor growth by targeting a cell-cycle regulatory protein called CDK4 might…
New approach makes cancer cells explode
Researchers have discovered that a substance called Vacquinol-1 makes cells from glioblastoma, the most aggressive…
Scientists find mechanism to reset body clock
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that governs how body clocks react to changes in…
Computers see through faked expressions of pain better than people
Scientists have found that a computer system spots real or faked expressions of pain more…