Research
Phosphorus: 350 years after its discovery, this vital element is running out
Old flame. Petro Guliaiev Petr Kilian, University of St Andrews It’s time to buy a lot of candles. And if we light them with matches, it will only be possible because of the...
How realistic are China’s plans to build a research station on the Moon?
Joshua Chou, University of Technology Sydney The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China’s Chang’e-4 on the far side of the moon on January 3. This week,...
Zombie cells could be key to alzheimer’s susceptibility
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a Michigan State University College of Human Medicine professor a nearly $3 million grant to study how aging increases the risk of...
Researcher gets $2.85 million grant to discover ways to enhance bone strength and...
Credit @ Indiana University A $2.85 million National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases-funded study at IUPUI will advance understanding of how bone...
Is Scientific Research In Trouble??
If there's a central tenet that unites all of the sciences, it's probably that scientists should approach discovery without bias and with a healthy dose of skepticism. The idea...
It looks like an anchovy fillet but this ancient creature helps us understand how...
‘Amphy’ has features of both simple and more complex forms of life – and so can help us understand important steps in evolution. from www.shutterstock.com Ozren...
Lab grown Salmon to Rescue Global Ocean Food Crisis
Lab-grown salmon The company aims to offer salmon grown from stem cells to be used in both sushi and lox dishes. While products grown from cells are slaughter free - and...
In live brain function, researchers are finally seeing red
Credit: Madhuvanthi Kannan and Ganesh Vasan; composite by Michael Helfenbein For years, green has been the most reliable hue for live brain imaging, but after using a new...
We now can write the script for the next generation of vaccines
A scientific breakthrough with the potential to revolutionise a huge range of life sciences, and lead to personalised medicines, will be unveiled at an international...
Don’t shoot the messenger: How RNA could keep us young
Cell nucleus with RNA. From www.shutterstock.com Elisa Lazzari, University of California San Diego With over 75 million baby boomers in the U.S. alone, age-related diseases are...