(Phys.org)—In the never-ending battle between antibiotic developers and the bacteria they fight, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have made a key breakthrough ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 01, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. In a new research report appearing in The FASEB Journal, scient ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 01, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

As insects evolve to become resistant to insecticides, the need to develop new ways to control pests grows. A team of scientists from Leuven, Belgium have discovered that the sea anemone's venom harbors several toxins that ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

When astronauts return to Earth, their altitude isn't the only thing that drops—their blood pressure does too. This condition, known as orthostatic hypotension, occurs in up to half of those astronauts on short-term missions ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Oct 25, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0 |