Bioengineers are trialing how to use shrimp shells to make biodegradable shopping bags, as a ‘green’…
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Daily folic acid supplementation remains important for prevention of birth defects
Despite the mandatory addition of folic acid to enriched grain products in the United States, many…
Summer heat for the winter
Can thermal solar energy be stored until wintertime? Within a European research consortium, scientists have spent…
Portable device for early diabetes detection being developed
Researchers are developing a portable device for detecting type 1 or type 2 diabetes at an…
Bacterial Pac Man molecule snaps at sugar
Many pathogens use certain sugar compounds from their host to help conceal themselves against the immune…
DNA-evidence needs statistical back-up
How do forensic scientists deal with complex DNA-evidence found at crime scenes? A researcher has now…
‘Housekeepers’ of the brain renew themselves more quickly than first thought
Cells in the brain responsible for detecting and fixing minor damage renew themselves more quickly than…
Suppressing a DNA-repairing protein in brain could be key to treating aggressive tumors
Inhibiting a DNA-repairing protein in brain could be key to treating aggressive tumors, say researchers.
Stem cell therapy reverses blindness in animals with end-stage retinal degeneration
A stem cell-based transplantation approach that restores vision in blind mice moves closer to being tested…
Glia, not neurons, are most affected by brain aging
The difference between an old brain and a young brain isn't so much the number of…