Errors in the human genetic code that arise from mismatched nucleotide base pairs in the DNA double helix can lead to cancer and other disorders. In microbes, such errors provide the basis for adaption to environmental stress. ...
Biotechnology
Oct 23, 2013
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Where two different materials meet on the atomic level, a new material can be born that is neither one nor the other. The two parent materials do not mix – they remain distinct from one another – but their marriage begets ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 23, 2013
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Yahoo said that it is closing its Egypt office as part of an effort to restore the faded Internet star to former glory.
Business
Oct 23, 2013
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The combination of the herbicide atrazine and a fungal disease is particularly deadly to frogs, shows new research from a University of South Florida laboratory, which has been investigating the global demise of amphibian ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2013
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There isn't one thing that jumps out with Apple's new Mac operating system, known as Mavericks—and that's a good thing.
Software
Oct 23, 2013
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Ethiopia signed a $4 billion deal Wednesday with American-Icelandic company Reykjavik Geothermal to develop a 1000-megawatt geothermal farm, officials said.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 23, 2013
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LinkedIn just gave its users another reason to ensure their resumes are up to date. The online professional network has introduced a mobile feature that shows information about people's careers in emails being read on iPhones.
Software
Oct 23, 2013
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Corporate America may have a reputation for maximizing profits whenever possible, but a new study shows that's not always the case; companies sometimes deliberately leave money on the table in an effort to "get along" with ...
Economics & Business
Oct 23, 2013
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Cells in the human body change shape as they crawl, split, or cling to other surfaces, but while the scientific literature is filled with examples of how cell shapes shift in response to things they touch, little is known ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 23, 2013
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Like the Marvel Comics superhero Iceman, some bacteria have harnessed frozen water as a weapon. Species such as Pseudomonas syringae have special proteins embedded in their outer membranes that help ice crystals form, and ...
Biochemistry
Oct 23, 2013
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