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A little-understood biological property that appears to allow cell components to store energy on their outer edges is the possible key to developing a new...

Credit: Princeton University Most strategies to combat climate change concentrate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting non-carbon energy sources for fossil fuels, but a...

The aim of the present article is to compare the structural features of a particular group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent decarboxylases, namely the group II ?-decarboxylases....

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2017 -- There's a new trend in agriculture called vertical farming. As humans learned to farm, we...

Millions of years ago something happened, allowing early Homo sapiens to branch out from the primitive hominoid family tree. Was this crucial turn in human...

Credit: Princeton University/HSC Project Figuring out the fate of the Universe is one step closer. The first massive dataset of a "cosmic census" is released...

Credit: Courtesy of the Deshaies laboratory The genomes of cancer cells--cells that do not obey signals to stop reproducing--are riddled with genetic mutations, causing them...

Do you remember the last time you escaped the hot summer sun to enjoy a cool reprieve in the shade beneath a broad-leafed tree? While...

The development of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) technologies to improve the way we care for the sick and elderly, and deal with hazardous environments...

Credit: Lancaster University A comprehensive 'Body of Knowledge' to inform and underpin education and professional training for the cyber security sector is set to be...

Credit: Dr Matias Mudarra, University of Malaga, Spain An international team of researchers has demonstrated that key processes in models used for the global assessment...

Credit: Matthew Murdoch / flickr.com Crack open an egg, let it slide into a hot frying pan and almost immediately the transparent and slippery egg...

Credit: C. Thiel und Airbus DS Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's...

After much deliberation and anxiety, the family finally sought psychiatric help for their son. And the results were in a way, a relief. The doctors'...