Astronomers have detected an atmosphere on another Earth-like planet. This marks the first detection of…
Month: April 2017
Lactate from human cells may trigger key step in invasion by meningitis-causing bacteria
Lactate produced in the upper throat might trigger meningitis-causing bacterial cells to detach from tiny…
Ability of stem cells expanded to regrow any tissue type
A new technique, which allows scientists to generate both embryonic and non-embryonic tissues from cultured…
Artificial topological matter opens new research directions
An international team of researchers has created a new structure that allows the tuning of…
Seemingly innocuous virus can trigger celiac disease
Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response…
Married couples with common ancestry also share similar genes
When two married people appear similar, it isn’t necessarily a coincidence, but may be related…
Major breakthrough in smart printed electronics
Researchers have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time. This…
Giant viruses may simply be a ‘Frankenstein’ of smaller viruses
Viruses are thought to outnumber the microbes on Earth; both outnumber the stars in the Milky Way. A…
Biologists discover timesharing strategy in bacteria
Biologists have discovered that communities of bacteria have been employing a social timesharing strategy for…
Ancient Earth’s fingerprints in young volcanic rocks, study shows
Earth’s mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly over millions of years….