Research into oleic acid — the primary ingredient in olive oil — has shown how…
Month: June 2017
Mice will help reveal the roles of human brown fat
Mice have metabolically active brown fat deposits similar to the largest depot found in people,…
Cold brown dwarf discovered close to our solar system
A new citizen-science tool released earlier this year to help astronomers pinpoint new worlds lurking…
Eco-label in exchange for less chemicals on rice fields
Money isn’t always everything: Taiwanese rice farmers are willing to produce in an environmentally friendly…
Sydney Harbor emissions equivalent to 200 cars on the roads
The first footprint of Sydney Harbor’s carbon emissions has found it is roughly equivalent to…
Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days, latest data from ice shelf shows
The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica has grown by 17km in…
Bacteria used as factories to produce cancer drugs
Researchers have developed a method of producing P450 enzymes — used by plants to defend…
Papua New Guinea expedition discovers largest trees at extreme altitudes
The first field campaign surveying Papua New Guinea’s lush primary forests from the coast to…
Gene therapy could ‘turn off’ severe allergies
A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma could be made…
New therapeutic attack point: Scientists find off-switch for the mTor complex
As the cell’s molecular control center, the mTor kinase regulates cellular metabolism, growth and division….