Injecting large amounts of offshore wind power into the US electrical grid is manageable, will…
Month: February 2017
Likelihood of dieting success lies within your tweets
There is a direct link between a person’s attitude on social media and the likelihood…
The smallest Cas9 genetic scissors (so far)
Scientists present the smallest member of the CRISPR-Cas9 family developed to date and show that…
Counting sharks
Researchers have recalibrated shark population density using data they gathered during eight years of study…
Model helps explain why some patients with multiple sclerosis have seizures
MS patients are three to six times more likely to develop seizures. Using a mouse…
New studies quantify the impacts of water use on diversity of fish and aquatic insects in NC streams
The health of fish and aquatic insects could be significantly affected by withdrawals of fresh…
Chemists reveal novel biocatalysts for bioactive alkaloid synthesis
Alkaloids are natural nitrogen-containing compounds produced by plants and microbes. These molecules, such as morphine…
‘Sweet spot’ where tissue stiffness drives cancer’s spread
Researchers have now found that physical forces exerted between cancer cells and the ECM are…
Researchers implicate suspect in heart disease linked to diabetes
Scientists have struggled to trace the specific biology behind diabetes-associated heart disease risk or find…
Testosterone treatment improves bone density and anemia, may lead to cardiac risk
Testosterone treatment improved bone density and anemia for men over 65 with unequivocally low testosterone,…