To improve and ensure the efficacy of restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico following…
Month: July 2016
Biological explanation for wheat sensitivity found
People with non-celiac wheat sensitivity have a weakened intestinal barrier, which leads to a systemic…
Decade-long cooling cycle: Middle atmosphere in sync with ocean
In the late 20th century scientists observed a cooling at the transition between the troposphere…
Asymmetrical magnetic microbeads transform into micro-robots
Janus particles are asymmetrical microscopic spheres with both a magnetic and a non-magnetic half. A…
Cracking the mystery of Zika virus replication
Zika virus, it is thought, can cause microcephaly, a birth defect where a baby’s head…
A famous supermassive black hole ‘spied on’ with the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
Novel observations by an international group of researchers with the CanariCam instrument on the Gran…
How animals keep their cells identical
A regulatory protein named ERI-1 helps ensure that all cells in a tissue remain identical…
Researchers identify protein role in pathway required for Ebola replication
A newly identified requirement of a modified human protein in ebolavirus replication, may unlock the…
Study links gymnastics equipment to exposure to flame-retardant chemicals
As the summer Olympics get underway, a new study reports that popular gymnastics training equipment…
Light shed on a superluminous supernova which appears to have exploded twice
An international group of researchers has used the GTC to observe a superluminous supernova almost…