A new study demonstrates a process with great potential for developing technologies for reducing CO2…
Month: June 2017
Previously unknown pine marten diversity discovered
The elusive American pine marten, a little-studied member of the weasel family, might be more…
How do genes get new jobs? Wasp venom offers new insights
A new study describes how four closely related species of parasitic wasps change their venoms…
First Chikungunya-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found in Brazil
While more than 13,000 cases of Chikungunya viral disease were reported in Brazil in 2015,…
Simulated honeybees can use simple brain circuits for complex learning
Honeybees may not need key brain structures known as mushroom bodies in order to learn…
Human genes for coronary artery disease make them more prolific parents
Coronary artery disease may have persisted in human populations because the genes that cause this…
New efficient, low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen production
Scientists have developed a new low-temperature catalyst for producing high-purity hydrogen gas while simultaneously using…
How bacterial organelles assemble
Scientists are providing the clearest view yet of an intact bacterial microcompartment, revealing at atomic-level…
Switchable DNA mini-machines store information
Biomedical engineers have built simple machines out of DNA, consisting of arrays whose units switch…
Battling infectious diseases with 3-D protein structures
The 3-D atomic structures of more than 1,000 proteins are potential targets for drugs and…