Tracing down linear ubiquitination
Credit: Koraljka Husnjak using PyMOL software FRANKFURT. Ubiquitin is a small protein that can be linked to other cellular proteins, ...
TU Graz researchers show that enzyme function inhibits battery ageing
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz It has been known in biology for a long time that the excited oxygen ...
Molecular scale transporter with a twist, powered by liquid crystal defects
Defects that break the symmetry of otherwise orderly material are called topological defects. In solid crystals, they are called dislocations ...
Hubble’s glittering frisbee galaxy
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA This image from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows a section of NGC 1448, a ...
SwRI-led team focusing on safety chosen for NASA’s SSERVI
Boulder, Colo. -- March 20, 2017 -- NASA announced it has selected a new team led by Southwest Research Institute ...
Carnegie Mellon University launches carbon emissions index
PITTSBURGH, PA - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced the creation of a new ...
New species of Brazilian copepod suggests ancient species diversification and distribution
Credit: Dr. Paulo H. C. Corgosinho A new species of groundwater copepod has been discovered in the rocky savannas of ...
Gardening worms and climate change undermine natural coastal protection
Credit: Photo NIOZ Dikes could be lower if they are protected against the waves by grassy marshes. But the protective ...
Team nebulizes aphids to knock down gene expression
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers are nebulizing soybean aphids with RNA, which, when incorporated into ...
Reconsider the impact of trees on water cycles and climate, scientists ask
Bogor (Indonesia) and Nairobi (Kenya), March 20, 2017 - Forests and trees play a major role on water cycles and ...
Pembrolizumab shows promise in treatment of mesothelioma
PHILADELPHIA - Pembrolizumab, an antibody drug already used to treat other forms of cancer, can be effective in the treatment ...
Unexpected, star-spangled find may lead to advanced electronics
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas For several years, a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas ...
International research team warns of mineral supply constraints
Credit: Courtesy of Saleem Ali, University of Delaware An international team of researchers, led by the University of Delaware's Saleem ...
Rocking the fall zone
Boulder, Colorado, USA - Geoscientists from the southeastern United States and beyond will convene in Richmond, Virginia, on 30-31 March ...
Research teaches machines to decipher the dawn chorus
Innovative research looking at the timing and sequence of bird calls could provide new insight into the social interaction that ...
Transport systems face disruption by extreme weather — better risk management is needed
Transport systems face disruption by extreme weather - better risk management is needed Extreme weather conditions due to climate change ...
Power partners: Sandia draws industry into quest for cheaper, cleaner electricity
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories is working with three industry partners to commercialize a ...
Will AAV vectors have a role in future novel gene therapy approaches?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 20, 2017--Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors for delivering therapeutic genes ...
Molecular motor-powered biocomputers
Credit: © Till Korten, Cornelia Kowol Crashing computers or smartphones and software security holes that allow hackers to steal millions ...
Critical Path Institute launches type 1 diabetes consortium
Tucson, Ariz., March 20, 2017 -Critical Path Institute (C-Path) is pleased to announce the launch of the Type 1 Diabetes ...
