Every day we use social media to signal our highs and lows, recommend and warn, like and share ideas, experiences, events and products, but could social media have a hand in promoting blood donations and other altruistic ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —An international team of researchers, led by Robert Lanza, of Advanced Cell Technology, has announced that they have performed the first successful cloning of adult human skin cells into stem cells. A paper ...
(Phys.org) —New research from North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill reveals that energy is transferred more efficiently inside of complex, three-dimensional organic solar cells when the donor molecules align ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 7, 2014
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A special blend of mother's milk just for girls? New research shows animal moms customize their milk in surprising ways depending on whether they have a boy or a girl.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2014
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There are several advantages to having natural microbes break down contaminants in soil and groundwater. First, it's cost effective. More importantly, the process involves using native microorganisms that already are present ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2013
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Charities are constantly searching for innovative, low cost ways to maximise their fundraising revenues. Insights from behavioural economics may offer some solutions. Small, seemingly trivial changes such as including a picture ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2013
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In this article, Sara Helms, Brian Scott and Jeremy Thornton report new results for an economic experiment on charitable gift restrictions and donor behaviour. The authors demonstrate that offering the option to limit a charitable ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2013
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Traditional animal rivalries were set aside in New Zealand when a dog's blood was used to save the life of a poisoned cat in a rare inter-species transfusion, reports said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2013
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Over the last few decades, scientists have drawn upon a powerful arsenal of biotechnology techniques to establish a wide variety of genetically engineered mouse strains. These animals represent invaluable resources for studying ...
Biotechnology
Aug 16, 2013
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From obesity to substance abuse, from anxiety to cancer, genetically modified mice are used extensively in research as models of human disease. Researchers often spend years developing a strain of mouse with the exact genetic ...
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2013
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