To reproduce or to conquer the world? Surprisingly, bacteria also face this problem. Theoretical biophysicists…
Month: April 2014
Quantum computing? Progress in the fight against quantum dissipation
Scientists have confirmed a 50-year-old, previously untested theoretical prediction in physics and improved the energy…
Cancer drugs block dementia-linked brain inflammation, study finds
A class of drugs developed to treat immune-related conditions and cancer — including one currently…
How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
Waves in your brain make smells stick to your memories and inner maps. Researchers have…
Hide and seek: Revealing camouflaged bacteria
A protein family that plays a central role in the fight against the bacterial pathogen…
Ancient shark fossil reveals new insights into jaw evolution
The skull of a newly discovered 325-million-year-old shark-like species suggests that early cartilaginous and bony…
Searching for dark energy with neutrons: With neutrons, scientists can now look for dark energy in the lab
It does not always take a huge accelerator to do particle physics: First results from…
Crucial new information about how the ice ages came about
Scientists have discovered new relationships between deep-sea temperature and ice-volume changes to provide crucial new…
Sperm meets egg: Protein essential for fertilization discovered
Interacting proteins on the surface of the sperm and the egg have been discovered by…
Scientists capture ultrafast snapshots of light-driven superconductivity
A new study pins down a major factor behind the appearance of superconductivity — the…