Too cool and faint, many objects in the universe are impossible to detect with visible…
Month: July 2014
Safety of fecal transplant to treat C. difficile examined in study
Fecal transplantation is effective and safe for treating C. difficile in immunocompromised patients, research has…
Postcards from the photosynthetic edge: Femtosecond snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation
Using the world’s most powerful x-ray laser, an international collaboration took femtosecond ‘snapshots’ of water…
Ranavirus predicted to be potential new culprit in amphibian extinctions
Amphibian declines and extinctions around the world have been linked to an emerging fungal disease…
Birdlike fossil challenges notion that birds evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs
The re-examination of a sparrow-sized fossil from China challenges the commonly held belief that birds…
One secret of ancient amber revealed
The warm beauty of amber was captivating and mysterious enough to inspire myths in ancient…
Wake-up call for more research into cell metabolism
More scientific research into the metabolism of stromal support cells and immune cells — and…
First snapshots of water splitting in photosynthesis
Scientists have taken the first snapshots of photosynthesis in action as it splits water into…
‘Nano-pixels’ promise thin, flexible, high resolution displays
A new discovery will make it possible to create pixels just a few hundred nanometers…
Human cells’ protein factory has an alternate operating manual: Process may help body rein in disease-fighting side effects
Working with a gene involved in HIV infection, researchers discovered some human genes have an…