A new fossil galaxy, which was uncovered via a systematic visual search of legacy survey images using the Mayall 4-meter telescope, led by Dr. David Martinez Delgado, could teach scientists about how… [+2059 chars]
Researchers at New York University have created artificial Hox genes -- which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs -- using new synthetic DNA technology and genomic engineering… [+4565 chars]
In a sweltering tropical rainforest on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, I started to appreciate why archaeologists and anthropologists had long ignored jungles in their search for humanit… [+25183 chars]
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New experimental pipeline combines the galectin-3 damage sensitive reporter and live-cell imaging to study C. albicans invasion We developed a new experimental pipeline to study membrane breaching e… [+32858 chars]
A NASA satellite captured stunning images of a partial solar eclipse from its unique vantage point in space - the only place where it was visible. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) photographed t… [+5676 chars]
The precise creation of nanoscale light fields is critical in emerging nanophotonics and nanooptics. Approaches for directly converting light into electrical impulses, along with non-destructive and … [+5524 chars]
Parasites that cause severe diarrhea are likely to become more virulent because of the speed at which they are exchanging their DNA and evolvingaccording to new research from the University of East A… [+4038 chars]
A giant asteroid’s impact is considered the likely cause of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs almost 66 million years ago. While there is no potential harm from an asteroid on the Earth at presen… [+4862 chars]
Scientists turned to an oddball bacterial molecule that looks like a jaw full of sharp teeth to create a new type of fuel that could be used for all types of vehicles, including rockets. (Credit: Jen… [+10007 chars]
White light (a) and Biofinder (b) images of Green River formation fish fossil. (Photo credit: Misra, et al.) An innovative scientific instrument developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researche… [+3225 chars]
International research led by Dr. Tom Van der Stocken of the VUB Biology Department examined 21st century changes in ocean-surface temperature, salinity, and density, across mangrove forests worldwid… [+4452 chars]
