biology
Signaling molecule helps neurons find their way in the developing brain
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A molecule secreted in the spinal cord helps guide axons during a critical stage of central nervous system development in the embryo.
Oxygen, Methane, and Water Ice on Comet 67P Have Learnings for Early Earth Life
Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Molecular O2 is an important bio-signature, along with the presence of water and methane, both of which are present on the comet.
NASA's chemical 'laptop' would help find life on other planets
Posted in Hardware on 18th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA's newly tested Chemical Laptop is the first device built to detect amino acids and fatty acids (the telltale signs of life as we know it) on other worlds.
Loss of species biodiversity near melting Antarctic glaciers
Posted in Featured, Science on 17th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Over the past five decades, temperatures have risen nearly five times as rapidly on the western Antarctic Peninsula than the global average.
Beyond telomerase: another enzyme discovered critical to maintaining telomere length
Posted in Medicine on 17th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new discovery is expected to speed up our understanding of short-telomere-related diseases and cancers.