What will it take to convince skeptics of global warming that the phenomenon is real?…
Month: November 2014
Selenium compounds boost immune system to fight against cancer
Cancer types such as melanoma, prostate cancer and certain types of leukemia weaken the body…
Important element in fight against sleeping sickness found
Researchers have now uncovered how parasites that cause the deadly sleeping sickness in Africa absorb…
Many animals steal defenses from bacteria: Microbe toxin genes have jumped to ticks, mites and other animals
Bacteria compete for resources in the environment by injecting deadly toxins into their rivals. Researcher…
Masking HIV target cells prevents viral transmission in animal model
Cloaking immune cells with antibodies that block T cell trafficking to the gut can substantially…
Pain and itch in a dish: Skin cells converted into pain sensing neurons
After more than six years of intensive effort, and repeated failures that made the quest…
Enabling biocircuits: New device could make large biological circuits practical
Researchers have made great progress in recent years in the design and creation of biological…
Excessive contact between cellular organelles disrupts metabolism in obesity
Researchers have found a novel mechanism causing type 2 diabetes that could be targeted to…
Magnetic fields and lasers elicit graphene secret
Scientists have studied the dynamics of electrons from the ‘wonder material’ graphene in a magnetic…
Underwater robot sheds new light on thick, deformed, Antarctic sea ice
The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an…