Save
Email
Print
Share
RSS
The When and Where of the Y: Research on Y Chromosomes Uncovers New Clues About Human Ancestry
Using advanced analysis of
DNA from Y chromosomes from
men all over the world,
scientists have shed new
light on the mystery of when
... > full story
Novel Material for Cooling of Electronic Devices Discovered
As microelectronic devices
become smaller, faster and
more powerful, thermal
management becomes a
critical challenge. This
research provides new
... > full story
Analysis of 26 Networked Autism Genes Suggests Functional Role in the Cerebellum
Scientists have obtained
intriguing insights into two
groups of autism candidate
genes in the mammalian brain
that new evidence suggests
... > full story
Microbial Who-Done-It for Biofuels
Scientists have developed a
promising technique for
identifying microbial
enzymes that can effectively
deconstruct biomass into
fuel sugars under refinery
processing conditions. ... > full story
Browse News Stories
1 to 10 of 1,233 stories
view headlines only
-
Understanding the Effects of Genes on Human Traits
July 31, 2013 — Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a ... > full story -
Computational Biology: Cells Reprogrammed on the Computer
July 31, 2013 — Scientists have developed a model that makes predictions from which differentiated cells -- for instance skin cells -- can be very efficiently changed into completely different cell types -- such as ... > full story -
Ancient Viruses That Function in Early Human Development May Play Role in Cancer
July 31, 2013 — Novel non-coding parts of the human genome known as vlincRNAs (very long intergenic, non-coding RNAs) triggered by ancient viruses, participate in the biology of stem cells, and in the development of ... > full story -
World's First IVF Baby Born After Preimplantation Genome Sequencing Is Now 11 Months Old
July 22, 2013 — The world's first IVF baby born after preimplantation genome sequencing is now 11 months ... > full story -
Tuberculosis Genomes Recovered from 200-Year-Old Hungarian Mummy
July 19, 2013 — Researchers have recovered tuberculosis (TB) genomes from the lung tissue of a 215-year old mummy using a technique known as ... > full story -
Computing Toxic Chemicals
July 18, 2013 — A new computational method for working out in advance whether a chemical will be toxic has been ... > full story -
Fluid Dynamics: Resolving Shockwaves More Accurately
July 18, 2013 — A new computational scheme enables more stable simulations of shockwaves in fluids and may be scalable for large engineering ... > full story -
Mathematical Models Target Disease With Drugs Chosen by Your DNA
July 16, 2013 — Medicines that are personally tailored to your DNA are becoming a reality, thanks to the work of U.S. and Chinese scientists who developed statistical models to predict which drug is best for a ... > full story -
Information Technology
Computer Science
Computers and Internet
Distributed Computing
Hacking
Computer Modeling
Solving DNA Puzzles Is Overwhelming Computer Systems, Researchers Warn
July 15, 2013 — Scientists in the fast-growing field of computational genomics are getting lots of data but lack the computer power needed to analyze it ... > full story -
A Coral Symbiont Genome Decoded for First Time
July 12, 2013 — Scientists have decoded the genome of the algae Symbiodinium minutum. This is a major advance in understanding the complex ecology of coral ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 140,680
more 
