Molecular thumb drives: Researchers store digital images in metabolite molecules

DNA molecules are well known as carriers of huge amounts of biological information, and there is…

Ancient DNA sheds light on the origins of the Biblical Philistines

An international team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human…

Mechanism of scorpion toxin inhibition of K+ channel elucidated using high-speed AFM

Agitoxin-2 (AgTx2) from scorpion venom is a potent blocker of K+ channels. Researchers have now observed…

More 'reactive' land surfaces cooled the Earth down

There have been long periods of cooling in Earth’s history. Temperatures had already fallen for more…

First complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system

In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe…

Magnetic monopoles make acoustic debut

University College Cork (UCC) & University of Oxford Professor of Physics, Séamus Davis, has led a…

Toxic algae increases in Florida's Lake Okeechobee

Recent tests results show that toxic amounts of blue-green algae have surfaced in Lake Okeechobee, according…

Team discovers control of cell signaling using a cobalt (III)-nitrosyl complex

Two professors’ joint research team has discovered how to synthesize new materials to deliver nitric oxide,…

Physicists develop model that describes length growth in biological systems

“Grandmother, why do you have such big ears?” is one of the most well-known questions in…

Activity of fuel cell catalysts doubled

An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has built platinum nanoparticles for…