New research on wine fermentation could lead to better bouquet
Washington, DC - Jan. 23, 2017 - The taste of wine arises from a symphony of compounds that are assembled as yeast ferment the must...
NEWS INDEX
Wasps, ants, and Ani DiFranco
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- A University of California, Riverside graduate student has discovered several news species of wasps, including one that she...
Your Android device’s Pattern Lock can be cracked within 5 attempts
Credit: Lancaster University The popular Pattern Lock system used to secure millions of Android phones can be cracked within just five attempts - and more...
New steps in the meiosis chromosome dance
Where would we be without meiosis and recombination? For a start, none of us sexually reproducing organisms would be here, because that's how sperm and...
Regulating ‘gasotransmitters’ could improve care for sleep apnea
Unbalanced signaling by two molecules that regulate breathing leads to sleep apnea in mice and rats, researchers report in the Jan. 23, 2017, Proceedings of...
Scientists spin artificial silk from whey protein
Credit: Credit: DESY/Eberhard Reimann A Swedish-German team of researchers has cleared up a key process for the artificial production of silk. With the help of...
Online media use shows strong genetic influence
Online media use such as social networking and gaming could be strongly influenced by our genes, according to a new study by researchers from King's...
How do people choose what plants to use?
There are about 400,000 species of plants in the world. Humans use approximately 10-15% of them to cover our basic needs, such as food, medicine...
Crop achilles’ heel costs farmers 10 percent of potential yield
Credit: Don Hamerman/Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Scientists assumed leaves at the top of a plant would be the best at turning higher...
Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa
Credit: Daniel Miller URBANA, Ill. - Trees may be easy to spot on the plains of Africa but they are often overlooked as a source...
Bioinvasion is jeopardizing Mediterranean marine communities
Credit: Z. Fayer. Non-indigenous species (NIS) are harming indigenous species and habitats in the Mediterranean Sea, impairing potentially exploitable marine resources and raising concern about...
Insects and umami receptors
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Insects, like mammals including humans, sort chemicals by taste into a few categories and use this information to...
Your Android device’s Pattern Lock can be cracked within five attempts
Credit: Lancaster University The popular Pattern Lock system used to secure millions of Android phones can be cracked within just five attempts - and more...
On target: UNC researcher arms platelets to deliver cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Photo courtesy of UNC-NC State Joint Biomedical Engineering Program. After surgery to remove a cancerous tumor -- even if the surgery is considered "successful"...
Using simulation tools to optimize soft robotic systems
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan.23, 2017 -- Simulation is a valuable tool to improve the energy efficiency of machines and...
