The detailed structure of a protective 'jacket' that surrounds cells of the Clostridium difficile superbug, and which helps the dangerous pathogen stick to human host cells and tissues, is revealed…

When Evo Morales, Bolivia's first president of Indian origin, was appointed in 2006 he initiated a "decolonising revolution."   Now, in a new thesis in social anthropology at the University of…

Mendel solved the logic of inheritance in his monastery garden with no more technology than Darwin had in his garden at Down House, so why couldn't Darwin have done it too? A Journal of Biology…

In times of starvation, cells tighten their belts: they start to digest their own proteins and cellular organs. The process - known as autophagy - takes place in special organelles called…

I have read many works about black holes and one thing is possible to say for sure: nobody knows what really happens inside a black hole. There is a lot of theories about that. But they don’t have…

Cancer is a family affair. Protection against this disease is also a family affair. A new idea for protection is not equal in impact as any other. What do you do when there is conflict within…

SAN RAMON, California, February 27 /PRNewswire/ -- - Energy Providers from Numerous Countries Gain Insight on Industry Leading ZigBee Technology ZigBee welcomed more than 120 representatives of…

PHILADELPHIA, February 26 /PRNewswire/ -- - The first co-developed, fully integrated solution on the market eliminates the need for remotely deployed load generators and automatically aggregates end…

To reach the west side of the Bowron Lake paddling route, we must first face several kilometres portaging muddy trails to meet up with the Isaac River and then paddle rapids to grade two. At the…

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite challenging economic conditions in 2009, expansion in mobile data services and broadband Internet access will fuel the growth of the…