Researchers have completed the first in-depth minke whale genome sequence and their new findings shed light on how whales successfully adapted to ocean environment. The data yielded in this study will contribute to future studies of marine mammal diseases, conservation and evolution. Fuente :...

One of the smallest parts of the brain is getting a second look after new research suggests it plays a crucial role in decision making. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/E...

An old, hilarious if somewhat juvenile party trick involves covertly tapping the top of someone's newly opened beer bottle and standing back as the suds foam out onto the floor. Now researchers have produced new insight into the science behind the foaming, exploring the phenomenon of cavitation....

A deadly menace stalks the loons, gulls and other water birds of the Great Lakes region: Type E botulism. Cases of the disease are on the rise, and to understand die-off origin and distribution, ocean engineers are developing a novel way of tracking waterfowl carcasses to determine the source of...

Many owl species have developed specialized plumage to effectively eliminate the aerodynamic noise from their wings – allowing them to hunt and capture their prey in silence. A research group is working to solve the mystery of exactly how owls achieve this acoustic stealth -- work that may one day...

Eight of 16 patients participating in a study of an experimental immune system therapy directed against the most aggressive malignant brain tumors – glioblastoma multiforme – survived longer than five years after diagnosis, according to new research. Fuente :...

"The cells of the body can do without it because they use asparagine provided through diet. Asparagine, however, is not well transported to the brain via the blood-brain barrier," said senior co-author of the study Dr. Jacques Michaud, who found that brain cells depend on the local synthesis of...

Suggesting that quantum computers might benefit from losing some data, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have entangled -- linked the quantum properties of -- two ions by leaking judiciously chosen information to the environment. Fuente :...

Scientists have figured out how cells do the improbable: pick the charged calcium ions out of vast sodium sea to generate electrical signals. The speed and accuracy of this selection is crucial to the beating of the heart and the flow of nerve impulses in the brain. The finding is likely to assist...

In a paper published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Genome Research Foundation, BGI, and other institutes presented the first high-depth minke whale genome and their new findings on how whales successfully adapted to ocean environment....

A study shows for the first time that X-ray lasers can be used to generate a complete 3-D model of a protein without any prior knowledge of its structure. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/dna...

Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in their critical temperature when they lose electrical resistance. Powerful X-rays made possible to establish another big difference: high-temperature superconductivity cannot be accounted for by the mechanism that leads to conventional...

A laser-driven device developed by scientists at the Diocles Extreme Light Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln could do for research-quality X-rays what the smart phone did for computing. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/uon...

Much like the Grand Canyon, Nanedi Valles snakes across the Martian surface suggesting that liquid water once crossed the landscape, according to a team of researchers who believe that molecular hydrogen made it warm enough for water to flow. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/ps-...

A Massachusetts General Hospital-led research team has identified an immune cell protein that is critical to setting off the body's initial response against viral infection. They found that a protein called GEF-H1 is essential to the ability of macrophages -- major contributors to the innate immune system -- to respond to...

Princeton University-led research suggests that even if carbon-dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years. Thus, it might take a lot less carbon than previously thought to reach the global temperature scientists deem unsafe....

One of the smallest parts of the brain is getting a second look after new research suggests it plays a crucial role in decision making. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/uob...

A deadly menace stalks the loons, gulls and other water birds of the Great Lakes region: Type E botulism. Cases of the disease are on the rise, and to understand die-off origin and distribution, ocean engineers from Florida Atlantic University are using their expertise in experimental...

An old, hilarious if somewhat juvenile party trick involves covertly tapping the top of someone's newly opened beer bottle and standing back as the suds foam out onto the floor. Now researchers from Carlos III University and Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, have...

Many owl species have developed specialized plumage to effectively eliminate the aerodynamic noise from their wings -- allowing them to hunt and capture their prey in silence. A research group working to solve the mystery of exactly how owls achieve this acoustic stealth will present their findings...

Researchers found, in a genome-wide survey, significant differences in the pattern of chemical modifications on DNA that affect gene expression in kidney cells from patients with chronic kidney disease versus healthy controls. This is the first study to show that changes in these modifications –...

380 Wissenschaftler aus 14 Ländern waren sich einig: Forschung kann ein besseres Leben ermöglichen. Auf Einladung des Bayer-Konzerns waren Forscherinnen und Forscher nach Leverkusen gekommen, um an zwei Tagen im Rahmen eines Wissenschaftskongresses in den Bereichen Medizin, Agrarwirtschaft und...

380 scientists from 14 countries agreed that research can provide people with a better life. Researchers were invited by Bayer to attend a two-day science congress in Leverkusen and discuss current trends in research in the areas of medicine, agriculture and high-tech materials. The Science For A...

Potential contractors are invited to bid for the provision of research and development services that seek solutions for Whole-System Design for Energy Efficient HPC. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Esta cumbre del clima de Varsovia –que se ha alargado durante toda la noche de ayer hasta hoy a las 19:30 horas– deja muchas cuentas pendientes a Lima y París, las sedes de 2014 y 2015. De aquí ha salido un 'mecanismo internacional de Varsovia' de pérdidas y daños, se ha fijado un nuevo calendario...

Locations studied for this month’s posting of Geology articles include New Zealand’s Taupo Volcanic Zone; Llaima volcano, Chile; the Mississippi Fan (Gulf of Mexico); the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean; Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana; the Atlas Mountains of Morocco; the East Antarctic Ice Sheet;...

Eight of 16 patients participating in a study of an experimental immune system therapy directed against the most aggressive malignant brain tumors -- glioblastoma multiforme -- survived longer than five years after diagnosis, according to Cedars-Sinai researchers, who presented findings Nov. 23 at...

A cardiovascular disease (CVD) expert is calling for mandatory screening of 18 year-old Mexicans to halt the CVD epidemic plaguing the nation. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/eso...

Redoblando su resistencia a los ataques con aviones no tripulados (drones) en Pakistán, el popular jugador de cricket devenido gobernador Imran Jan amenazó con bloquear los suministros de las fuerzas de la OTAN en Afganistán a través de la provincia de Jyber Pajtunjwa, donde su partido lidera una...