“Flowers” self-assemble from basic chemistry
By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of fluid, researchers at Harvard have found they can control the growth…
Cholesterol’s cancer fighting properties revealed
In an intriguing new study published in theJournal of Biological Chemistry, scientists investigating cholesterol’s binding properties within cells say that…
Far out: measuring GDP from orbit
Outer space offers a new way for measuring economic growth, according to a new working paper by three Brown University…
Concrete Jungle Good For Plants
Cities and nature might sound like odd bedfellows, but a new NASA funded study, published in theGeophysical Research Letters journal,…