DNA is managed like climbers' rope to help keep tangles at bay

Scientists have uncovered a process in cells that prevents DNA from becoming tangled, which resembles a…

Half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs

Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the US, according to researchers. Nearly half of all…

Slime mold absorbs substances to memorize them

In 2016, CNRS scientists demonstrated that the slime mold Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell organism without a…

Slime mold absorbs substances to memorize them

In 2016, CNRS scientists demonstrated that the slime mold Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell organism without a…

Researchers make synthetic polymers inside of living cells

A team of researchers at the University of Edinburgh has demonstrated that it is possible to…

Modified ‘white graphene’ for eco-friendly energy

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), together with colleagues from the United States and Germany, have…

Artificial receptor distinguishes between male and female hormones

Chemists at Tokyo Tech's Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science have designed and developed a capsule-shaped…

Five things to consider before you hire a tutor for your child

Private tutoring is a growing business, with people spending hundreds of billions of dollars. But is…

Study shows the difference between classical flows and superfluid helium in 3-D counter-flow

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the University of Rome, CNRS and the University of…

From 2-D to 1-D: atomically quasi ‘1-D’ wires using a carbon nanotube template

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used carbon nanotube templates to produce nanowires of transition metal…