biology
Marine populations have halved since 1970
Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have declined by 49% since 1970, a report says.
SpaceX Dragon capsule could bring back soil samples from Mars
Posted in Science on 15th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Life on Mars, now or in the past, is still up for debate, and the best way to settle it is by getting samples into the hands of scientists.
Chatty cellular machines take synthetic biology to next level
Posted in Featured, Science on 15th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers are working on a new class of cellular machines that 'talk' to each other, and behave in sophisticated ways. Synthetic biology is going multicellular.
Researchers map a protein 'tree of life' for species across the animal kingdom
Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Roughly 20,000 unique proteins are synthesized by our genes, and work together in combination to execute complex processes.
Climate change will alter ocean bacteria crucial to food chain
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Irreversible changes to microorganisms could effect species from plankton to whales that depend on products it consumes or produces.