The immune system's battle against invading bacteria reaches its peak activity at night and is lowest during the day, according to Stanford researchers who based it on experiments with Drosophila…

Is obesity all in your head? A new study says that genes that predispose people to obesity act in the brain and that perhaps some people are simply hardwired to overeat. An international research…

The first demonstration that a single adult stem cell can self-renew in a mammal was reported at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 48th Annual Meeting, Dec. 13-17, 2008 in San Francisco.…

Meiosis, the process of halving a germ cell’s chromosomes in preparation for egg or sperm production, has been one of the most studied areas of cell biology. But in mammals, the field has been…

Determining the mechanisms that shape biological membranes has long been a tricky business. Like a factory assembly line, eukaryotic cells are organized into membrane-bound, functional compartments…

You're in the store and you have a choice between buying Gears Of War 2, with its innovative third-person tactical action gameplay and jaw-dropping graphics with effects like ambient occlusion,…

A possible new therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, the most lethal form of human cancer, has been identified in the proteins whose DNA recipe comes from the gene named "Seven-In-Absentia,"…

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.    The Jupiter-sized planet, called HD 189733b, is too hot for life, but the…

It's the holiday season; a time when we are all supposed to get together with friends and family and enjoy ourselves.  For people who feel left out, this is also a time to feel very lonely.…

Stepping onto a scale after a calorie-filled holiday season isn't an activity many 21st-century Americans relish. But in the late 19th century, scales were all the rage at festive gatherings — the…

When faced with a difficult decision, we try to come up with the best choice by carefully considering all of the options, maybe even resorting to lists and lots of sleepless nights. So it may be…

Researchers at New York University's Center for Neural Science and the Baylor College of Medicine have identified a protein that when removed from mice results in behaviors that are akin to those…

A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of the warm plasma cloak, a new region of the magnetosphere, which is the invisible shield of magnetic…

It's the age-old conundrum for potential Prius owners - emit CO2 and cause global warming using combustion engines or pollute the ground and water with acid rain due to batteries.   Climate…

A team of astronomers from Europe and the US studied the "Einstein Cross", a famous cosmic mirage. This cross-shaped configuration consists of four images of a single very distant source. The…

The best flame retardant for your Christmas tree is still plain old water.  Worse,  researchers have determined that some flame retardants not only don't work on cut Christmas trees, they…

There are hurdles to clear before malaria elimination can be achieved. A supplement published in Malaria Journal features a series of articles reviewing the many aspects of the research agenda for…

Astronomy&Astrophysics is publishing spectroscopic observations with NASA's space-based Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) of the white dwarf KPD 0005+5106. The team of German and…

Recently News Account have published an item The Meaning Of Milton 400 Years Later. This has led me to some thoughts. It was only when I was into my forties that I got around to reading Paradise Lost…

Last weekend I visited the St. Louis Zoo to witness their first ever Penguin Walk. One thing I will definitely miss about the St. Louis Zoo is their penguin and puffin display.  When visiting,…