Supernovae - Cosmic Lighthouses

Supernovae - Cosmic Lighthouses

Supernovae stand out in the sky like cosmic lighthouses. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics and at the National Astronomical Institute of Italy have now found a way to use these…
Master switches found for adult blood stem cells

Master switches found for adult blood stem cells

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have found a set of "master switches" that keep adult blood-forming stem cells in their primitive state. Unlocking the switches' code may one day enable…
Adapt To Climate Change, Say Arizona Scientists

Adapt To Climate Change, Say Arizona Scientists

Temperatures are rising on Earth, which is heating up the debate over global warming and the future of our planet, but what may be needed most to combat global warming is a greater focus on adapting…
Berkeley and Nanotechnology

Berkeley and Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is one of the ‘next big things’ in our future.  People have elevated it to a level of near worship as the way to solve, and in some cases revolutionize a number of areas of human…
Researchers Discover Master Metabolism Regulator

Researchers Discover Master Metabolism Regulator

Two biologists at Penn State have discovered a master regulator that controls metabolic responses to a deficiency of essential amino acids in the diet. They also discovered that this regulatory…