A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body -- called 'chase and run' -- has been described for the first time by scientists. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/G...

Moscú, 16 jun (EFE).- Rusia homenajea hoy a la cosmonauta Valentina Tereshkova, quien se convirtió hace medio siglo en la primera mujer en volar al espacio exterior a bordo de la nave "Vostok 6".La entrada La primera mujer voló al espacio hace 50 años aparece primero en EFE futuro.“¡Hey...

Los fabricantes aeronáuticos Dassault, EADS y Finmeccanica anunciaron hoy su disposición a lanzar un programa de fabricación de aviones de observación y exploración estratégica de mediana altura y largo alcance (MALE, en sus siglas en inglés).La entrada Tres aeronáuticas dispuestas a fabricar un dron europeo aparece primero en...

Parte de la humanidad comienza el día calentando la leche en el microondas, añade una cucharada de café soluble y fríe huevos en una sartén de teflón, usa en casa electrodomésticos inalámbricos y habla por el móvil, sin saber que estos inventos o sus mejoras fueron desarrollados para el espacio.La...

Cartagena, 15 jun (EFE).- El Instituto de Patrimonio Cultural de España (IPCE) y el Museo Naval de Cartagena restauran estos días el submarino inventado por Isaac Peral con motivo del 125 aniversario de su botadura, el 8 de septiembre, con la peculiaridad de que mostrarán esas labores al público a...

Google lanzó hoy un ambicioso programa con el que pretende conectar a internet a miles de millones de personas que viven en áreas remotas, pobres o afectadas por desastres naturales, a través de gigantes globos de helio equipados para emitir señales de wifi.La entrada Google usará globos para dar...

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce rates of syphilis, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, a University of Toronto study has found. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/uot...

Male mice who were fed a high-fat diet and became obese were more likely to father offspring who also had higher levels of body fat, a new Ohio University study finds. The effect was observed primarily in male offspring, despite their consumption of a low-fat diet, scientists reported today at the annual meeting of The...

A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body -- called 'chase and run' -- has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/ucl...

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin -- yet has type 2 diabetes -- and suffered hearing loss as a child. Now, thanks to advances in genome sequencing, an international research...

The six noble gases do not normally dissolve into minerals, leaving earth scientists to wonder how they are recycled back into the Earth. Now, researchers at Brown have discovered that the lattice structure of minerals such as amphibole is actually quite capable of dissolving noble gases....

Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology, chemistry and materials sciences. The molecule, which the researchers call...

International study confirms the link between global cooling and a crash in the marine ecosystem similar to that witnessed as a result of global warming. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/nu-...

John Chaput and his colleagues at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have produced the first genome-wide investigation of cap-independent translation, identifying thousands of mRNA sequences that act as Translation Enhancing Elements, which are RNA sequences upstream of the coding...

Evolution is often thought to be a difficult subject to teach. A novel teaching approach in which undergraduates studied two integrative evolutionary scenarios all the way from the molecular level via the genetic and organismal levels to the population level improved the students' ability to explain and describe evolutionary...

A drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis has now been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according to a new study. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/x...

Los peces linterna carecen de valor comercial pero son muy importantes como alimento para la mayoría de las especies que se consumen, por lo que haber descubierto que su presencia es muy superior a lo que se creía lleva a pensar que su función en los océanos, y de forma indirecta en la recuperación de las especies marinas es...

Fuente : http://www.esa.int/esl/ESA_in_your_country/Spain/L...

El carguero europeo más pesado hasta la fecha, ATV-4 (Automated Transfer Vehicle), se ha acoplado con éxito a la Estación Espacial Internacional, según informan las agencias rusas. "La nave está enganchada", corroboró un portavoz de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) en Moscú a la local Interfax.La entrada El mayor carguero...

 La cuarta nave de carga automática de la ESA, el ATVAlbert Einstein,ha completado con éxito su acoplamiento a la Estación Espacial Internacional, a las  14:07 GMT (16:07 CEST). Fuente : http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Spain/La_ma...

El colapso de la civilización maya se debió a la destrucción del medio ambiente propiciada por ella misma debido a la mala administración de los recursos, aseguró hoy el arqueólogo estadounidense Richard D. Hansen, uno de los principales investigadores de esa cultura ancestral.La entrada El colapso...

Un artículo en 'Science' reivindica que se consolide el derecho humano al acceso a la ciencia y sus innovaciones, recogido por la ONU desde 1966 pero ignorado por la sociedad y los gobiernos ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

Cada semana la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) elige una fotografía; esta vez le ha tocado a Nueva Zelanda.La entrada Nueva Zelanda desde el espacio aparece primero en EFE futuro.Localizada en el suroeste del océano Pacífico, Nueva Zelanda está formada por dos grandes islas: la isla Norte y la Isla...

A drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis has now been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according to a Duke Cancer Institute study. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/dum...

Evolution is often thought to be a difficult subject to teach. A novel teaching approach in which undergraduates studied two integrative evolutionary scenarios all the way from the molecular level via the genetic and organismal levels to the population level improved the students' ability to explain and describe evolutionary...

New research suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. In a study of Gulf War veterans, researchers say their findings help explain why clinicians have consistently encountered veterans with different symptoms and complaints. Fuente :...

Scientists have developed a variant of the mu opioid receptor that has several advantages when it comes to experimentation. This variant can be grown in large quantities in bacteria and is also water-soluble, enabling experiments and applications that had previously been very challenging or impossible. Fuente :...

Researchers report that hospitalized patients do not receive more than one in 10 doses of doctor-ordered blood thinners prescribed to prevent potentially lethal or disabling blood clots, a decision they say may be fueled by misguided concern by patients and their caregivers. Fuente :...

Surgeons and sports medicine specialists may have some answers as to why youth baseball pitching injuries continue to rise despite the implementation of nationally recommended pitching limits. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/O...