IN THE LAB
Carnivore Tummies Make Pandas Inefficient Bamboo Munchers
The lack of plant-degrading gut microbes and enzymes mean that pandas can only digest 17 percent of the bamboo they eat.
Japanese Kids Recognize Faces Slightly Sooner
Facial processing appears to have cultural differences, with Japanese children showing adult capabilities one year before their Western peers.
Electronics That Mimic Brain Memory
Scientists are now one step closer to building a bionic brain, thanks to a nanodevice that can both process and store information.
Gravity-Like Interactions At The Nanoscale
Highly sensitive measurements show that gravitational attraction also holds at the nanoscale, at least up to 0.04 to 4 nanometers.
Cytokine Cocktail Recipe For Muscle Stem Cells
A cocktail of four cytokines could make muscle stem cells more readily available to treat muscle atrophy and injuries.
Enlisting The Services Of Microbial Communities
Microbes that can break down organic pollutants could play an important role in cleaning the waterways of highly urbanized areas.
Neural Circuits Linked To Excessive Coughing Exposed By Herpes
Fluorescent viral traces have helped identify the specific brain regions triggered during excessive coughing.
From Periphery To The Nucleus
A previously unidentified perinuclear actin ring could be the link between mechanosensing at the cell periphery and DNA regulation in the nucleus.
Microfabricated Mirrors For 3D Super-Resolution Microscopy
Microfabricated mirror wells could help turn ordinary inverted microscopes into super-resolution, 3D imagers.
