Harnessing Nature To Make Pharmaceuticals
Chemical engineers at Purdue University have shown how to make yeast cells double the activity and boost productivity of a…
Evidence For New Form Of Atomic Matter – The Pentaquark
An team of physicists has provided the best evidence to date of the existence of a new form of atomic…
Addiction Mechanism Regulates Bonding In Monogamous Animals
The reward mechanism involved in addiction appears to regulate lifelong social or pair bonds between monogamous mating animals, according to…
Planets Like Earth May Be Common
Astrobiologists disagree about whether advanced life is common or rare in our universe. But new research suggests that one thing…
All Living Things Descended From Two Bacteria
All living plants and animals are likely derived from two primitive species of bacteria, a mathematics professor at the University…
Salmon From Fish Farms A Tad Toxic
A study of more than two metric tons of North American, South American and European salmon has shown that PCBs…
Soot And Snow A Hot Combination
New research from NASA scientists suggests emissions of black soot alter the way sunlight reflects off snow. According to a…
Busy Month Ahead For Space Buffs
University of Chicago scientists will start the new year at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, with a heavy…