The evolution of the ribosome, a large molecular structure found in the cells of all…
Month: June 2014
Surgical treatment for metastatic melanoma of the liver increases overall survival
Surgical resection markedly improves survival among metastatic melanoma patients whose disease is isolated to a…
In human evolution, changes in skin’s barrier set northern Europeans apart
The popular idea that northern Europeans developed light skin to absorb more UV light so…
Reigning in chaos in particle colliders yields big results
Physicists have published details on an important method of detecting and correcting unwanted chaotic behavior…
Potentially habitable Earth-like planet discovered; May have similar temperatures to our planet
A potentially habitable Earth-like planet that is only 16 light years away has been discovered….
19th century math tactic gets a makeover — and yields answers up to 200 times faster
A relic from long before the age of supercomputers, the 169-year-old math strategy called the…
Are you seen as a jerk at work? Many people are oblivious to how they come across to counterparts and colleagues
New research shows that many people seen by others as under-assertive or over-assertive think they’re…
Combatting drug resistance for melanoma patients
A new way to identify possible therapeutic targets for patients with drug resistant melanoma has…
New insights on the factors that intensified the 2008 financial crisis
Fair value accounting is often cast as the culprit for accelerating the economic downturn, but…
New study from population and development review finds flaws in mortality projections
Demographers have found that mortality projections from most low-mortality countries are more pessimistic than they…