Ants employ a few simple and flexible rules to ensure that moving a colony to…
Month: July 2016
On the path to controlled gene therapy
The ability to switch disease-causing genes on and off remains a dream for many physicians,…
Policy makers and ecologists must develop a more constructive dialogue to save the planet
An international consensus demands human impacts on the environment ‘sustain’, ‘maintain’, ‘conserve’, ‘protect’, ‘safeguard’, and…
High fat diet improves cartilage repair in mice
Obesity is a well-known risk factor for osteoarthritis, but its effects on cartilage repair are…
Elderly Japanese most resilient in wake of triple disaster, study finds
Older people in Japan are more resistant to the impacts of disasters on their health…
Risk of low blood sugar differs among similar diabetes drugs
Adding sulphonylureas (SUs) to metformin remains a commonly used strategy for treating type 2 diabetes,…
Huge time-lag between erosion and mountain building
An unprecedented record of erosion rates dating back millions of years shows a significant time-lag…
A new tracking and quantification tool for single cells
Scientists have developed software that allows observing cells for weeks while also measuring molecular properties….
A mini-antenna for the data processing of tomorrow
With the rapid advance of miniaturization, data processing using electric currents faces tough challenges, some…
‘Big mama’ bonobos help younger females stand up for themselves
Bullying happens in the primate world too, but for young bonobo females, big mama comes…