BIO-TECH | Russian biologists extract substance from maggots to increase effectiveness of antibiotics
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA -- A substance extracted from meat fly maggots can increase the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, said Russian...
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CLIMATE CHANGE | Increased carbon dioxide may make rice less nutritious: study
WASHINGTON -- A study published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances showed that increased carbon dioxide was linked to...
SCI-TECH | New technique tracks drug, gene delivery to cells: researchers
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) said in a news release posted on UI's website Monday...
SCI-TECH | Taiwanese researchers develop chip to detect cancer within 30 minutes
TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- A research team in Taiwan has developed a chip with nanoparticles that can detect proteins related to...
NATURE | British scientists discover secrets of animal movement by training spiders
LONDON, ENGLAND -- Scientists at the University of Manchester revealed Tuesday how they have trained a spider to jump on...
NATURE | Zoologists identify new shrew species in Palawan Island
WASHINGTON -- An international team of researchers identified a new species of shrew in Palawan Island, providing clues to what...
SCI-TECH | Electroplated rhenium a better material for superconductive computer: study
WASHINGTON -- American researchers reported in this week's Applied Physics Letters their new recipe for a powerful plated metal combination...
SCI-TECH | Earth’s magnetic field is not about to reverse: study
WASHINGTON -- An international team of researchers has found that the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field is unlikely to...
SPACE | Scientists witness galaxy mega-merger
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has uncovered a startlingly...
SCI-TECH | Int’l team launches project to sequence DNA from all complex life on Earth
WASHINGTON -- An international consortium of scientists is proposing the most ambitious project in the history of biology: sequencing the...