Researchers have unraveled the structure and function of bacterial decapping enzyme. These structural investigations open…
Month: August 2016
Creating bigger, better and more joined-up habitat networks
Scientists have developed a new ‘route planner’ tool that could help conservationists aid the movement…
Study uses GPS technology to predict football injuries
Soccer players’ injuries may be predicted by looking at players’ workloads during training and competition,…
At least 1 in 10 young people in Britain report a recent distressing sexual problem
Around one in 10 young men and one in eight young women in Britain who…
Alcohol advertising linked to adolescent drinking
A new study finds that exposure to several different types of alcohol marketing is positively…
Where there’s smoke — and a mutation — there may be an evolutionary edge for humans
A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and…
What’s changed in genetics since your high school biology class?
The field of genetics has seen astonishing breakthroughs and the development of world-changing technologies in…
Computation propels particle physicists in quest for discovery
One of the world’s hubs of computation in particle physics sits inconspicuously at the corner…
Discovery of male-harming DNA mutation reinforces ‘mother’s curse’ hypothesis
A male-harming DNA mutation has been discovered in Drosophila that demonstrates that the ‘mother’s curse’…
Caring for elderly stroke survivors costs an estimated $40 billion per year
It’s assumed that family and friends will help out in the event of a medical…