News tagged with basic elements

Hot molecule explains cold chemistry

(PhysOrg.com) -- Surprisingly, hydrogen cyanide and its far more energetic isomer, hydrogen isocyanide, are present in almost equal amounts in cold interstellar gas clouds. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers determine how Legionnaires' bacteria proliferate, cause disease

A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Analysis knocks down theory on origin of cell structure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding how living cells originated and evolved into their present forms remains a fundamental research area in biology, one boosted in recent years by the introduction of new tools ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0