Danish researchers are the first in the world to have used our genes to investigate…
Month: July 2015
Human activities, shifts in local species reshaping coastal biodiversity
While human activities have caused extinctions across the globe, your favorite beach or diving site…
Basic computing elements created in bacteria
Researchers unveil a series of sensors, memory switches, and circuits that can be encoded in…
Diabetes complications linked to rising risk of dementia
People who have diabetes and experience high rates of complications are more likely to develop…
New technique for precise light-activated chemotherapy drugs
A new technique that uses light to activate chemotherapy drugs in specific cells shows promise…
With acoustic reflector, carnivorous pitcher plants advertise themselves to bats
In Borneo, some insectivorous bats have developed a rather intriguing relationship with carnivorous pitcher plants….
Severe harmful algal bloom predicted for Lake Erie in 2015: Second worst in century predicted
NOAA is predicting 2015 western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom season will be among the…
Cells help viruses during cell entry
Adenoviruses cause numerous diseases, such as eye or respiratory infections, and they are widely used…
Graphene gets competition as a semiconductor: Black arsenic-phosphorus
Graphene, the only one atom thick carbon network, achieved overnight fame with the 2010 Nobel…
New chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide: Tunneling out of the surface
A new chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide has been discovered. The reaction mechanism involves…