LATEST NEWS

A Rock Solid Understanding Of Carbon Capture & Storage

This more accurate and detailed simulation of carbon as it is injected into underground rocks could help to improve carbon capture and storage methods.

Researchers Identify Gene That Kickstarts Scoliosis

An overactive gene, called ladybird homeobox 1, was found to be the start of a genetic chain reaction that causes the spine to grow abnormally.

Several Major Earthquakes Strike Asia Pacific, Could Signal More

Earthquakes above a magnitude of 6.0 have struck around Asia Pacific in quick succession over the past week, which could be warning signs of more major earthquakes on the horizon.

Researchers Create Larger Than Life Synapse

Giant synapses make it easier for scientists to observe events happening within and it last longer than fresh brain slices.

Trapping Drugs In Malaria Parasite ‘Stomachs’

By trapping chloroquine in the digestive vacuole of the malaria parasite, this hybrid drug effectively kills drug-resistant strains.

Drug Resistant Malaria Parasites Not Spread By Mosquitoes

Although resistance to the drug atovaquone helps malaria parasites survive in mammalian hosts, the mutation kills them during the mosquito phase of their life cycle.

Combination HepC Treatment Tested In Malaysia, Thailand

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative has launched a clinical trial of a hepatitis C combination drug treatment which costs less than US$300.

Westeros Maesters Seek R&D Funding

The Seven Kingdoms may be at war, but erratic seasonal patterns and infectious diseases such as greyscale need more research funding, write senior maesters in an open letter to King’s Landing.

Newly Discovered Species Re-Writes Worm Family Tree

A hermaphroditic roundworm discovered in India that primarily feeds on bacteria has been identified as the connecting link between two taxonomic classes of nematodes.