Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered and characterized a general mechanism that controls transcription elongation in bacteria. The mechanism, described in the April 23 issue of Science, relies on physical ...
Biotechnology
Apr 22, 2010
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UBC researchers have proffered a new mathematical model that seeks to unravel a key evolutionary riddle--namely what factors underlie the generation of biological diversity both within and between species.
Mathematics
Apr 22, 2010
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In the battle against cancer and other diseases, precise analysis of specific proteins can point the way toward targeted treatments. Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany), together with Fujitsu ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 22, 2010
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The changing chemistry of the world's oceans is a growing global problem, says the summary of a congressionally requested study by the National Research Council, which adds that unless man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions ...
Environment
Apr 22, 2010
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined the crystal structures of two key fluorescent proteins - one blue, one red - used to “light up” molecules in cells.
Biochemistry
Apr 22, 2010
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New Zealand's largest gecko has been seen on one of the country's main islands for the first time in almost a century -- unfortunately, dead in a mousetrap, an official said Thursday.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2010
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African farmers risk being forced from their lands by investors or government projects as global demand for biofuels encourages changes in crop cultivation.
Environment
Apr 22, 2010
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When Apple Inc. launched its touch-screen tablet device known as the iPad earlier this month, some analysts began ringing the death knell for so-called e-readers -- most notably, the popular Amazon Kindle.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2010
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Estimating crop yields based on available water in semi-arid regions has been made easier for several hundred farmers who are using a special calculator computer program developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...
Other
Apr 22, 2010
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A new solar concentrator design from an electrical engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego could lead to solar concentrators that are less expensive and require fewer photovoltaic cells than existing ...
Engineering
Apr 22, 2010
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