Scientists have developed a novel method for generating single-sex populations of prawns. This could be…
Month: June 2014
Using geometry, researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to organize themselves
By confining colonies of human embryonic stem cells to tiny circular patterns on glass plates,…
Understanding the Internet of Everything
When people discuss the Internet of Everything (IoE), it refers to the introduction of computing…
Understanding the Internet of Everything
When people discuss the Internet of Everything (IoE), it refers to the introduction of computing…
Ancient Arctic sharks tolerated brackish water 50 million years ago
Sharks were a tolerant bunch some 50 million years ago, cruising an Arctic Ocean that…
All the world’s oceans have plastic debris on their surface
The Malaspina Expedition, led by the Spanish National Research Council, has demonstrated that there are…
Ancient baby boom holds a lesson in over-population
Researchers have sketched out one of the greatest baby booms in North American history, a…
Body odor reveals malarial infection
An infection with malaria pathogens changes the scent of infected mice, making those infected more…
New method to grow zebrafish embryonic stem cells
Zebrafish, a model organism that plays an important role in biological research and the discovery…
Study of animal urination could lead to better-engineered products
A new study investigated how quickly 32 animals urinate. It turns out that it’s all…