Bending light around tight corners without backscattering losses
Researchers demonstrate a new optical waveguide capable of bending photons around tight corners on a smaller scale than previously possible. The technology is made...
Selling plants on Amazon: A forest of untapped opportunity
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which horticultural businesses were directly selling live plant products online, either through Amazon,...
From the ashes of a failed pain drug, a new therapeutic path emerges
A surprising discovery about a failed pain drug -- and specifically, the pathway it targets, BH4 -- could have implications for autoimmunity and cancer....
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise may increase the risk of obesity
Long term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of obesity.
Overflowing crater lakes carved canyons across Mars
Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps. But billions of years ago it flowed freely across the...
Cells decide when to divide based on their internal clocks
The time of day, determined by a cell's internal clock, has a stronger influence on cell division than previously thought, reveals a new study.
Majority of HIV persistence during ART due to infected cell proliferation
Study confirms biological mechanism responsible for latent HIV reservoirs; suggests strategies for a functional HIV cure.
Eleven seal species narrowly escaped extinction
Population geneticists have found that eleven seal species only narrowly escaped extinction.
Communal rearing gives mice a competitive edge
Scientists suggest that being raised communally makes mice more competitive when they're older. It is well known that in many animals, including humans, early-life...
Controlling organ growth with light
In optogenetics, researchers use light to control protein activity. This technique allows them to alter the shape of embryonic tissue and to inhibit the...
