A new study is providing a clearer picture of the evolutionary history and genetic organization…
Month: August 2015
New ‘mutation-tracking’ blood test could predict breast cancer relapse months in advance
Scientists have developed a blood test for breast cancer able to identify which patients will…
Paralysis: Primates recover better than rodents
Monkeys and humans exhibit greater motor recovery than rats after similar spinal cord injury, according…
Mechanism behind ‘strange’ earthquakes discovered
Scientists have discovered the mechanism that generates earthquakes that occur away from tectonic plate boundaries.
Methanotrophs: Could bacteria help protect our environment?
New insight into methanotrophs, bacteria that can oxidise methane, may help us develop an array…
Capturing cancer: 3-D model of solid tumors explains cancer evolution
Researchers have developed the first model of solid tumors that reflects both their three-dimensional shape…
Antimatter catches a wave
A new study has demonstrated a new, efficient way to accelerate positrons, the antimatter opposites…
Jammed up cellular highways may initiate dementia and ALS
Researchers say they have discovered some of the first steps in how a very common…
Searching big data faster
For more than a decade, gene sequencers have been improving more rapidly than the computers…
Hypoallergenic parks: Coming soon?
Granada, Spain’s climate and layout is like that of many cities in the Mediterranean area,…