Minority stress — which results from being stigmatized and disadvantaged in society — affects same-sex…
Month: January 2015
New method allows for greater variation in band gap tunability
If you can’t find the ideal material, then design a new one. By manipulating the…
Renewable energy policies drive production of Southern wood pellets for bioenergy
Policies in the European Union and elsewhere requiring the use of renewable and low greenhouse…
Research uncovers connection between Craigslist personals, HIV trends
Craigslist’s entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases,…
Study links deficiency of cellular housekeeping gene with aggressive forms of breast cancer
A strong link between the most aggressive type of breast cancer and a gene that…
Computing: Common ‘data structure’ revamped to work with multicore chips
Every undergraduate computer-science major takes a course on data structures, which describes different ways of…
DNA nanoswitches reveal how life’s molecules connect
‘Bio-molecular interaction analysis, a cornerstone of biomedical research, is traditionally accomplished using equipment that can…
Ethicists question impact of hospital advertising
Ethicists question the impact of health information that is available online, specifically hospital advertisements, and…
Population genomics unveil seahorse domain
In a finding vital to effective species management, a team of biologists has determined that…
Scientists Use Knowledge from the Food Industry to Understand Mass Extinction
The close of the Permian Period around 250 million years ago saw Earth’s biggest extinction…