Duke Biochemists Create Animation of Cells' Drug Transporters
July 31, 2017
Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine have created a detailed illustration of how an important class of drugs pass into cells.
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Trash-Eating Gulls Cause Algae Blooms with Their Poop
Trash-Eating Birds Cause Algae Blooms with Their Poop
July 19, 2017
It is easy to recognize how closely tied the environment, the economy and wildlife are to our habits and to each other because we hear stories to that effect every day.
The amazing fact of that interconnectedness can sometimes lose its punch as we are repeatedly bombarded. It loses its punch that is, until a story like this pops up.
Brain Scans Show Proper Wording Can Sidestep Thought Process
Brain Scans Show Proper Wording Can Sidestep Thought Process
June 30, 2017
You have probably heard the expression about looking at a glass as half-full or half-empty: to see the best or the worst in any situation.
What you probably did not know is that every time you do that, you are tapping into a gigantic body of research that spans psychology, economics and mass communication.
Fruit Fly Mating Mixup May Be Driving Species Toward Extinction
Fruit Fly Mating Mixup May Be Driving Species to Extinction
March 17, 2017
Be honest, how many times have you looked at a hornet and called it a yellowjacket, seen a stink bug in your home and worried it could be a kissing bug or mixed up the various species of flies and ticks?
Duke researchers may have found the recipe for better safe fuel
Duke researchers may have found the recipe for better safe fuel
April 21, 2017
Natural gas may be much cleaner than coal, but it has some surprisingly filthy qualities.
Why the 'cockeyed squid' is cockeyed
Why the 'cockeyed squid' is cockeyed
April 10, 2017
Behind every strange-looking feature on a strange-looking animal, there is a story of evolution and a need for that attribute.
In Animals, Female Attractiveness is About More than Finding a Mate
In animals, female attractiveness is about more than finding a mate
March 29, 2017
Just like us, animals can be show-offs.
The giant plumage of a peacock and the green head of a mallard are evolutionarily designed to get the attention of peahens and female mallards, but flash and ornamentation are not strictly male attributes.
Silver Nanowires Could be Key to Printable Electronics
Silver nanowires could be key to printable electronics
March 3, 2017
Every smart phone, computer and electronic device relies on conducting circuits: loops of material that funnel electrons through a device. As electronics get more sophisticated, however, engineers are looking for new ways to make circuits that are more flexible and that can work on different surfaces.
The future of fuel is ... microalgae?
The future of fuel is ... microalgae?
January 24, 2017
There are currently more than seven billion people living on Earth, and scientists expect that figure to surpass 11 billion by the year 2100. With that figure comes the reality of needing to feed and provide energy for all of those people, while preserving a clean planet for them to live on.
How Infections Travel Around Hospitals
How infections travel around hospitals
December 6, 2016
For all the medicine, medical equipment and doctors around, hospitals are actually good places to get sick. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 722,000 people picked up an infection at hospitals in 2011.