Cold prompts ‘power stroke’ in tiny swimmers
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — To escape from predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch up their swimming method, say researchers. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2013 12:04 - 0 Comments
Team finds loophole in folic acid protection
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A missing enzyme could explain why folic acid supplements don’t always prevent neural tube defects in developing embryos. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2013 17:24 - 2 Comments
To infect a cell, virus ‘feelers’ take a walk
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Researchers have observed for the first time the detailed changes in the structure of a virus as it infects an E. coli bacterium. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 22, 2012 9:11 - 3 Comments
Generic anti-fungal drug starves tumors
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — An inexpensive antifungal drug slows tumor growth and shows promise as a chemotherapy for cancer, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 27, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments
New nano-laser sets the record for tiny
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — Physicists have developed the world’s smallest semiconductor laser, a breakthrough for emerging photonic technology with applications from computing to medicine. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 5, 2012 14:11 - 0 Comments
Social ‘circuits’ shared by frogs, fish, and humans
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Neural circuits that have existed for more than 450 million years are responsible for a diversity of social behaviors in humans, fish, and frogs. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 12, 2012 13:44 - 0 Comments
Size of seed depends on mom
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Seed size is controlled by small RNA molecules inherited from a plant’s mother, a discovery that has implications for agriculture and understanding plant evolution. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 27, 2011 12:53 - 0 Comments
‘Shadow state’ boosts solar cells by 40%
U. TEXAS (US) — Recent experiments show it’s possible to double the number of electrons harvested from one photon of sunlight using an organic plastic semiconductor material. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 9, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Too sexy? Females limit showy males
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Female cognitive ability can limit how melodious or handsome males become over evolutionary time, new research shows. (more…)
