Building a protein is a lot like a game of telephone: information is passed along…
Month: January 2015
Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor
Some 6 million to 10 million gallons of oil from the BP oil spill are…
CAT scan of nearby supernova remnant reveals frothy interior
Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is one of the most well studied supernova…
First-ever view of protein structure may lead to better anxiety drugs
When new medicines are invented, the drug may hit the intended target and nullify the…
Global warming won’t mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
Atmospheric physicists predict that global warming will not lead to an overall increasingly stormy atmosphere,…
Individuals may fail to navigate complex tradeoffs in privacy decision-making
Researchers have detailed the privacy hurdles people face while navigating in the information age, and…
Key element in circadian clock speed discovered
In a discovery that may lead to new treatments for sleep disorders, jet lag and…
New minimally invasive test identifies patients for Barrett’s esophagus screening
A new minimally invasive cell sampling device coupled with assessment of trefoil factor 3 expression…
Baleen whales hear through their bones
Understanding how baleen whales hear has posed a great mystery to marine mammal researchers. Biologists…
Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues
Despite similar views about the overall place of science in America, the general public and…