Rip in crust drives undersea volcanism, says study
Credit: Dan Fornari/WHOI Scientists analyzing a volcanic eruption at a mid-ocean ridge under the Pacific have come up with a somewhat contrarian explanation for what...
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X-ray laser gets first real-time snapshots of a chemical flipping a biological switch
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Scientists have used the powerful X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to make the first snapshots...
Light detector with record-high sensitivity to revolutionize imaging
Credit: Aalto University The research team led by Professor Hele Savin has developed a new light detector that can capture more than 96 percent of...
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology
Credit: photo/©: Stowers Institute Nominated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), chromosome researcher Professor Peter Baumann has...
Heater-cooler devices blamed for global Mycobacterium chimaera outbreak
NEW YORK (November 14, 2016) - A global outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera, an invasive, slow-growing bacterium, is linked to heater-cooler devices (HCD) used in cardiac...
Cellular ‘cannibalism’ may be fundamental to development across evolution
In living beings, from roundworms to humans, some cells may ball up unwanted contents on their surfaces for other cells to "eat." This is the...
Researchers have a better way to predict flight delays
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - The most dreaded announcement for any airline passenger trying to get home for the holidays has to be...
Battery cars a better choice for reducing emissions than fuel cells, Stanford study finds
Credit: Mark Shwartz/Stanford University Many communities would be better off investing in electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells, in part...
Graphene plasmons reach the infrared
Credit: Xiaolong Zhu from DTU Nanotech WASHINGTON - Graphene's unique properties can be both a blessing and a curse to researchers, especially to those at...
The German Research Foundation funds 3 graduate schools at TU Dresden
The German Research Foundation has announced the funding of three Graduate Schools at TU Dresden. On Nov. 11 it has approved the applications from the...
Risk-taking behaviors tied to racial disparities in HIV in gay communities
On the surface, data indicate that gay black men are 4.5 times as likely to have HIV, while white gay men are 16 times as...
Researchers find a better way to save eyesight in third-world countries
Credit: LA BioMed LOS ANGELES - Bacterial keratitis, an infection of the cornea often caused by contact lenses, malnutrition, or an injury, can lead to...
Researchers propose noninvasive method to detect bone marrow cancer
(Boston)--For the first time, researchers have shown that using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can effectively identify bone marrow cancer (myelofibrosis) in an experimental model. The...
Research shows nerve growth protein controls blood sugar
Research led by a Johns Hopkins University biologist demonstrates the workings of a biochemical pathway that helps control glucose in the bloodstream, a development that...
Novel reaction microscope scheme targets biologically relevant molecules
Researchers in Germany and the US have upgraded the performance of a reaction microscope so that the technique -- known as Cold Target Recoil Ion...
