Radioactivity muddles the alphabet of DNA
Curtin University researchers have shown natural radioactivity within DNA can alter chemical compounds, providing a new pathway for genetic mutation.
Curtin University researchers have shown natural radioactivity within DNA can alter chemical compounds, providing a new pathway for genetic mutation.
Biochemistry
Dec 17, 2013
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Today, December 17, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, has published a novel technique that could resolve a snag in stem cell research for application in regenerative medicine—a strategy for reprograming cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2013
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An entrepreneur's backstory plays a critical role in the success or failure of a fledgling venture, says Lianne Lefsrud, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan Ross School's Erb Institute.
Economics & Business
Dec 17, 2013
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Paleoclimatic reconstructions from West Australian stalagmites have demonstrated how historic climatic events still determine Australia's current climate variability.
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2013
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Since 2010, about 50,000 volunteers have taken to their computers to help astronomers catalog star-blown bubbles captured in images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Their efforts resulted in several scientific papers, ...
Astronomy
Dec 17, 2013
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In a study which delves further into the nature versus nurture debate, scientists in the evolutionary biology lab at Abertay University have come upon some surprising results.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Some beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed with the human eye, the giant asteroid Vesta, which was the object of scrutiny by the Dawn spacecraft from 2011 to 2012, is quite unspectacular color-wise. ...
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2013
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Protorosaur was a diverse marine reptile group characterized by long necks and elongated neck vertebrae bearing cervical ribs that extend across at least two intervertebral joints. The constitution of the protorosaurs is ...
Archaeology
Dec 17, 2013
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Japanese researchers have discovered a new phenomenon whereby carbonate ions (CO32−) in a clay mineral called "hydrotalcite" are repeatedly exchanged with carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, quickly over several days, as if ...
Materials Science
Dec 17, 2013
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A new protocol makes it possible to improve the accuracy of photolithography by addressing its physical limitations.
General Physics
Dec 17, 2013
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