Analysis reveals how the protein p53, which triggers cancer cells to commit suicide, attaches to…
Month: May 2014
Magnets and kids: A dangerous duo
Magnet ingestions by children have received increasing attention over the past 10 years. With the growing…
Water pipe smoking causes significant exposure to nicotine, cancer-causing agents
Young adults who smoked water pipes in hookah bars had elevated levels of nicotine, cotinine,…
How some trypanosomes cause sleeping sickness while others don’t
Trypanosome parasites transmitted by tsetse flies cause devastating diseases in humans and livestock. Different subspecies…
Caught in the act: Study probes evolution of California insect
A first-of-its-kind study this week suggests that the genomes of new species may evolve in…
New algorithm shakes up cryptography
Researchers have solved one aspect of the discrete logarithm problem. This is considered to be…
New data show how U.S. states are doing in science
The newly updated, online, interactive state data tool allows policymakers, educators and other users to…
Emissions from forests influence very first stage of cloud formation
Clouds are the largest source of uncertainty in present climate models. Much of the uncertainty…
Children of parents in technical jobs at higher risk for autism
Children of fathers who are in technical occupations are more likely to have an autism…
Researching an endangered relationship: Bee species and their search for the flowering plants
The timing has been beautifully choreographed by nature. Rising spring temperatures prompt many bee species…