New genes are more likely to emerge full-fledged from a genome’s ‘junk’ DNA than many…
Month: April 2017
Animal testing essential to medical progress but protocols could be improved
The use of animals in biomedical research has long been the focus of campaigns by…
System can 3-D print an entire building
Researchers have developed a system that can 3-D print the basic structure of an entire…
Tsunami formation: Study challenges long-held theory
A new study is challenging a long-held theory that tsunamis form and acquire their energy…
Video captures bubble-blowing battery in action
Researchers have created a unique video that shows oxygen bubbles inflating and later deflating inside…
Barley genome sequenced
Looking for a better beer or single malt Scotch whiskey? A team of researchers may…
Stabilizing molecule could pave way for lithium-air fuel cell
Lithium-oxygen fuel cells boast energy density levels comparable to fossil fuels and are thus seen…
Move over, Superman! New method sees through concrete to detect early-stage corrosion
A noninvasive ‘spectral fingerprint’ technique using terahertz waves has been developed that reveals the corrosion…
Genes that help trout find their way home
In the spring when water temperatures start to rise, rainbow trout that have spent several…
Headless dinosaur reunited with its skull, one century later
Researchers have matched the headless skeleton to a Corythosaurus skull from the university’s Paleontology Museum…