Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that the specialised role stem cells go on to perform is controlled by primary cilia –tiny hair-like structures protruding from a cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The nearby star Fomalhaut A hosts the most famous planetary system outside our own Solar System, containing both an exoplanet and a spectacular ring of comets. Today, an international team of astronomers announced ...
Astronomy
Dec 18, 2013
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Google Glass announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear to allow users to snap pictures by winking.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 18, 2013
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Spiders may not be the pure predators we generally believe, after a study found that some make up a quarter of their diet by eating pollen.
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2013
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Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae – a verdant green paste with the consistency of pea soup.
Biotechnology
Dec 18, 2013
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