Biologists have found that eliminating germline stem cells, the cells that make eggs and sperm,…
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Skating Beads Of Water: Chemists Reproduce The Rose’s ‘Petal Effect’
The lotus flower is nature’s “slip n’ slide,” where water beads skate along each petal’s…
Specialized White Blood Cells Coordinate First Responders To Viral Infection
Regulatory T cells are thought to call a halt to immune responses as the fight…
Structure Of Protein That Repairs Damage To Cancer Cells Revealed
Scientists have shown how two proteins locate and repair damaged genetic material inside cells. One…
Fruit-eating Bats Eat Dirt To Detoxify Bad Parts Of Vegetables
“Don’t eat the green parts of tomatoes, cut the green off the potatoes.” Any child…
Climate ‘fix’ could deplete ozone
Research has cast new doubt on the wisdom of using Sun-blocking sulphate particles to cool…
Autism Risk Linked To Distance From Power Plants, Other Mercury-releasing Sources
How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of…
New Finding On How Memory Is Formed And Stored
The location of protein-destroying “machines” in nerve cells in the brain may play an important…
Testing And Improving The Exceptional Vision Of Athletes
The standard eye chart only covers letters and numbers, but athletes need above average vision…
Method For Clamping Down On A Cancer-promoting Enzyme Discovered
Taking a cue from the Croc Hunter, researchers have now identified a molecule capable of…