‘Conspicuous conservation’ a factor in socially responsible product innovation
Toronto - Companies may a bigger incentive to invest in developing socially responsible products if it means those who eventually ...
Month: March 2016
Investigators identify new pneumonia epidemic in Beijing
Washington, DC - March 31, 2016 - Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections began rising in Beijing last spring, and by December, this ...
Histone deacetylase inhibitors enhance immunotherapy in lung cancer models, say Moffitt researchers
TAMPA, Fla. (March 31, 2016) - Several new immunotherapeutic antibodies that inhibit checkpoint receptors on T cells to restimulate the ...
Helping young adult cancer survivors adopt a healthy lifestyle
New Rochelle, NY, March 31, 2016--A healthy lifestyle is especially important for young adult and teenage survivors of cancer, and ...
Size matters: NASA measures raindrop sizes from space to understand storms
Credit: Credits: NASA/Goddard Not all raindrops are created equal. The size of falling raindrops depends on several factors, including where ...
Want to know where threatened species live? Look to the clouds
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Much of our planet's biodiversity is concentrated in hotspots, such as tropical mountains, where knowledge about the ...
Novel vaccine strategy produces rapid and long-term protection against Chikungunya virus
PHILADELPHIA--(March 31, 2016)--The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is transmitted through mosquitoes and causes fever and joint pain that can sometimes become ...
ORNL surges forward with 20-kilowatt wireless charging for vehicles
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 31, 2016 - A 20-kilowatt wireless charging system demonstrated at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
South Florida’s Goswami chosen for 2016 Böer solar energy award
Renowned researcher, entrepreneur and solar energy expert D. Yogi Goswami of the University of South Florida has been named the ...
A programming language for living cells
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT biological engineers have created a programming language that allows them to rapidly design complex, DNA-encoded circuits ...
White dwarf star exhibits an unusual atmosphere of oxygen
Researchers have discovered a white dwarf star with an atmosphere dominated by oxygen, a type of white dwarf that has ...
A new approach to sequence and assemble primate genomes
Technical advances in reading long DNA sequences have ramifications in understanding primate evolution and human disease. The genome of the ...
Strong effects of climate change on common bird populations in both Europe and the USA
Credit: Dr. Stephen Willis, Durham University Scientists have shown for the first time that common bird populations are responding to ...
PacBio’s SMRT sequencing provides scientists with a superior gorilla genome reference
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 31, 2016 -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) the pioneer and leader in long-read sequencing ...
Pharmacy on demand
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have developed a compact, portable pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce a ...
New use for X-rays: A radar gun for unruly atoms
Credit: Courtesy Randall Headrick, UVM X-rays have long been used to make pictures of tiny objects, even single atoms. Now ...
Hubble’s journey to the center of our galaxy
Peering deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more ...
Agriculture expansion could reduce rainfall in Brazil’s Cerrado
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Agricultural expansion is quickly chewing up native vegetation in the vast wooded savannas of Brazil's Cerrado biome, ...
Cold-adapted attenuated polio virus — towards a post-eradication vaccine
With only 74 cases reported worldwide in 2015, poliomyelitis eradication is in sight. However, polio vaccines will be required for ...
Compact drug synthesizer could revolutionize drug delivery
Researchers have developed a system the size of a household fridge that can synthesize a variety of pharmaceuticals in short ...