The type and intensity of stimuli control the activity of nerve cells that release the…
Month: January 2017
Cyanobacteria: The future of sunscreen?
Sunscreens and moisturizers derived from biological sources such as cyanobacteria could represent a safer alternative…
A clear picture of bacteria
A new study has frozen bacteria extremely fast to gain a true-to-nature image of the…
Workouts with fewer reps could yield better results
Time-poor people who do fewer repetitions during high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts may get better…
Researchers achieve major breakthrough in flexible electronics
Semiconductors, which are the very basic components of electronic devices, have improved our lives in…
Researchers discover self-assembling 2D and 3D materials
Self-assembly of matter is one of the fundamental principles of nature, directing the growth of…
High-resolution pH imaging elucidates energy mechanisms in creating bacterial flagella
Researchers have developed methods to detect pH in vivo, and elucidate phenomena driving protein export…
Viper’s strike quantified in nature for the first time
The antagonistic predator-prey relationship is of interest to evolutionary biologists because it often leads to…
Reducing the radioresistance of cancer
Some cancer cells are protected from radiation therapy through an interaction of interleukin-6 with the…
Startup investors fret over risks of mass data collection
By Heather Somerville SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Nearly every technology startup wants the same…