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Nanostructures Improve the Efficiency of Solar Cells
April 25, 2013 Researchers have been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells by coating the cell surface with extremely small nanoscale structures. The new technology has been shown to nearly eliminate the ... > full story -
Significant Step Forward in Combating Antibiotic Resistance
April 24, 2013 New research is a significant development in combating antibiotic resistance; it will pave the way for the creation of the inhibitors to counteract the process, allowing a renaissance in the use of ... > full story -
Remembering the Race for the Secret of Life
April 24, 2013 On 25 April 1953, three seminal papers describing the structure of DNA were published in Nature. Sixty years later, Genome Biology is publishing an in depth interview with one of the two surviving ... > full story -
Just What Makes That Little Old Ant… Change a Flower's Nectar Content?
April 24, 2013 Ants play a variety of important roles in many ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they can benefit plants in their role as pollinators when they forage on sugar-rich nectar. However, a new ... > full story -
Discovery of Wound-Healing Genes in Flies Could Mitigate Human Skin Ailments
April 24, 2013 Biologists have identified eight genes never before suspected to play a role in wound healing that are called into action near the areas where wounds ... > full story -
Dietary Medium Chain Triglycerides Prevent Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
April 24, 2013 The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) associated with obesity is increasing rapidly and is a major source of liver pathology. A new study suggests dietary substitution of ... > full story -
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
April 24, 2013 Researchers have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical ... > full story -
Toxicity Profile Informs Decision on Preferred Conditioning Regimen in Autologous Transplant for Neuroblastoma
April 24, 2013 The stem cell transplant regimen that was commonly used in the United States to treat advanced neuroblastoma in children appears to be more toxic than the equally effective regimen employed in Europe ... > full story -
After Brain Injury, New Astrocytes Play Unexpected Role in Healing
April 24, 2013 The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, ... > full story -
Functional Potential of Genes: Pushing the Boundaries of Transcription
April 24, 2013 Like musicians in an orchestra who have the same musical score but start and finish playing at different intervals, cells with the same genes start and finish transcribing them at different points in ... > full story
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