Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. So reports a new study that is the first …read more Source:: Science
Day: January 8, 2018
Nanoscale virus modified to deliver peptide drugs to cells, tissues
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•Bioengineers have developed programmable adeno-associated viruses that may be used to deliver peptide drugs. …read more Source:: Science
Surprising result shocks scientists studying spin
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•Scientists analyzing results of spinning protons striking different sized atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) found an odd directional preference in the production of neutrons that switches …read more Source:: Science
Severe obesity linked to newly identified gene mutations
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•Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene related to obesity, offering new treatment possibilities in the fight against the global epidemic. …read more Source:: Science
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees
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•When given the choice, honey bee foragers prefer to collect sugar syrup laced with the fungicide chlorothalonil over sugar syrup alone, researchers report. …read more Source:: Science