The more copies of a genome a cell holds, the more adaptable those cells are,…
Month: March 2015
New models yield clearer picture of emissions’ true costs
New models calculate and compare the true costs of various fuels to health, climate and…
Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly?
Generation 100 is the first and largest randomized clinical study evaluating the effect of regular…
Experiments support conductivity claims for microbial nanowires
Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of…
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
Trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants and various industries could play a significant…
Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
From light-up shoes to smart watches, wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these…
Traditional beliefs promote sustainability in West Africa
Sacred forests and traditional beliefs are shaping sustainable farming practices in communities in West Africa,…
Pennies reveal new insights on nature of randomness
Researchers have developed an algorithm that creates truly disordered packings of pennies for the first…
Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds
When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they’re more successful at…
Novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer described by researchers
Researchers have developed and characterized a molecule that interferes with the internal regulation of cancer…