12/08/2009

Fungus found in humans shown to be nimble in mating game

Brown University researchers have discovered that Candida albicans, a human fungal pathogen that causes thrush and other diseases, pursues same-sex mating in addition to conventional opposite-sex mating.

Uncovering the secrets of ulcer-causing bacteria

A team of researchers from Boston University, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently made a discovery that changes a long held paradigm about how bacteria move through soft gels. They showed ...

Researchers reveal the internal dance of water

(PhysOrg.com) -- Water is familiar to everyone - it shapes our bodies and our planet. But despite this abundance, the molecular structure of water has remained a mystery, with the substance exhibiting many strange properties ...

FalconView Mapping Software Goes Open Source

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has released an open-source version of its popular FalconView software. The program displays topographical maps, aeronautical charts, satellite images and other ...

Huge new planet tells of game of planetary billiards

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists has found a new planet which orbits the wrong way around its host star. The planet, named WASP-17, and orbiting a star 1000 light years away, was found by the UK's WASP project in collaboration ...

Research explores options for deer population control

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whitetail deer bounding across campus is an all-too-familiar scene. In recent years, however, Cornell's deer population has skyrocketed, leading to such hazards as collisions with cars, destruction of agricultural ...

PR pros are good ethical thinkers, study finds

For years journalists and others have questioned the ethics of public relations practitioners and firms. People in PR, however, appear to be getting a bad rap. That's what a new study funded by the Arthur W. Page Center ...

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