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Poultry Drug Increases Levels of Toxic Arsenic in Chicken Meat
May 13, 2013 Chickens likely raised with arsenic-based drugs result in chicken meat that has higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, according to a new ... > full story -
Breakthrough in the Understanding of How Pancreatic Cancer Cells Ingest Nutrients Points to New Drug Target
May 13, 2013 In a landmark cancer study, researchers have unraveled a longstanding mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for a notoriously lethal ... > full story -
Invasion of the Slugs; Halted by Worms
May 12, 2013 The gardener’s best friend, the earthworm, is great at protecting leaves from being chomped by slugs, suggests new research. Although they lurk in the soil, they seem to protect the plants ... > full story -
Nano-Breakthrough: Solving the Case of the Herringbone Crystal
May 12, 2013 Leading nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, but they were left with a mystery: Why did some sets of crystals arrange themselves in an alternating, herringbone ... > full story -
NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on NASA
May 10, 2013 The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming ... > full story -
Sifting Through Atmospheres of Far-Off Worlds
May 10, 2013 Gone are the days of being able to count the number of known planets on your fingers. Today, there are more than 800 confirmed exoplanets -- planets that orbit stars beyond our sun -- and more than ... > full story -
Perfectly Doped Quantum Dots Yield 'Colors to Dye For'
May 10, 2013 This focuses on an ultra-precise method for doping the tiny semiconductors produces vivid ... > full story -
Revealing Hidden Fungal Species Using DNA: The Importance of Recognizing Cryptic Diversity
May 10, 2013 In contrast to traditional approaches using morphological characters to delimit species, five new lichen-forming fungal species were described from what was traditionally considered a single species ... > full story -
New Discovery May Lead the Way to Improved Whooping Cough Vaccine
May 10, 2013 Scientists have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to the development of an improved future ... > full story -
Flawed Diamonds Promise Sensory Perfection: Electron Spin Extended for Incredibly Tiny Magnetic Detectors
May 10, 2013 By extending the coherence time of electron states to over half a second, scientists have improved the performance of one of the most potent sensors of magnetic fields on the nanoscale -- a diamond ... > full story
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