Epstein-Barr virus and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus can infect and replicate in cultured and primary neurons,…
Month: December 2015
Solar water splitting: Putting an extra ‘eye’ on surface reactions that store sunlight as fuel
Water-splitting cells absorb sunlight and produce fuel. Creating such cells means pairing a material to…
Shape shifters: Demonstrating tunable phase shifting
Scientists devised a new approach that balances attractions between particles and promises to become a…
Gene pair plays crucial role in colon cancer, vet team shows
Two related genes in the Musashi family are required for colon cancer to develop, researchers…
Marine debris travels far, research shows
Local wind and tide data was fed into a computer model to determine where sea-borne…
Back from the ‘Dead’: Scientists unlock secrets of Aussie ‘resurrection’ grass
The native grass, Tripogon loliiformis, has been the focus of recent researchbecause of its amazing…
Two genes linked to intellectual disability, circular skin creases on limbs
Clinical geneticists have identified two genes that cause the rare congenital syndrome known as circumferential…
ALMA spots monstrous baby galaxies cradled in dark matter
Astronomers discovered a nest of monstrous baby galaxies 11.5 billion light-years away using the Atacama…
Error correction strategies of cells
Error correction of cells have been reviewed by researchers who have investigatred the importance of…
Improvements in wear resistance of metallic materials by using laser
The beneficial effects of a new technique that extends the useful life of stainless steels,…