Month: February 2016

Scientists have found a simple new way to produce nanoscale wires that can serve as…

New research leverages a combination of computational protein design, in vitro synthesis and in vivo…

Physicists have developed a nanolaser, a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Thanks to…

The placid appearance of NGC 4889 can fool the unsuspecting observer. But the elliptical galaxy,…

Long-term use of liraglutide, a substance that helps to lower blood sugar levels in patients…

Three transcription factors — proteins that direct gene expression — interact with each other and…

By genetically reprogramming the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, researchers have…

For over forty years, neuro-scientists have been interested in the biological mechanisms underlying the storage…

Smile! It makes everyone in the room feel better because they, consciously or unconsciously, are…

Social animals are strongly motivated to seek out the company of others, especially after periods…