日期：2011-01-27 The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae（海藻） has been identified by scientists. Not only does the research provide important insight into health-related problems linked to individuals... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-27 Scientists are reporting that key chemical components of the 770,000 gallons of oil dispersants（分散剂） applied below the ocean surface in the Deepwater Horizon spill did mix with oil and gas spewing（喷涌，呕吐） out of the damaged wellhead（水源... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-27 Astronomers studying ultra-deep imaging data from the Hubble Space Telescope have found what may be the most distant galaxy ever seen, about 13.2 billion light-years away. The study pushed the limits of Hubble's capabilities, extending its reach bac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 In the first phase of a more than two-year study funded by InterDigital, Virginia Tech researchers have made great strides（进展迅速） in the development of more reliable and efficient spectrum sensing techniques that will be needed to meet the ever... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have discovered a rogue（凶猛的） gene which if blocked by the right drugs could stop cancer in its tracks. Published today by the journal Oncogene, the discovery is a breakthrough in our understandi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 A research effort designed to prevent the introduction of viruses to blue crabs in a research hatchery（孵化场） could end up helping Chesapeake Bay watermen improve their bottom line by reducing the number of soft shell crabs perishing（死亡，毁灭... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 The value of academic research performed at business schools has been questioned for the past two decades, some even calling it irrelevant to（不相关） the real business world. But a study by Russell Crook, assistant professor of management in the C... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 BOSTON (January 24, 2011) Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, published this month a paper by Tufts University faculty calling for a moderate, strategic approach to teaching personalized genomic te... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 New research led by UC Davis scientists provides insight into why some body organs are more susceptible to cell death than others and could eventually lead to advances in treating or preventing heart attack or stroke. In a paper published Jan. 21 in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines（美国黑松） has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it leaves in the wood of infected trees,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-25 A new species of parrot-sized dinosaur, the first discovered with only one finger, has been unearthed（发掘，破获） in Inner Mongolia, China. Scientists named the new dinosaur Linhenykus monodactylus, after the nearby city of Linhe. The work is publ... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-24 Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage（脑内出血） (bleeding in the brain) are especially deadly, and there are no effective treatments to control such bleeding. Moreover, diabetes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-24 About 250 million years about 95 per cent of life was wiped out in the sea and 70 per cent on land. Researchers at the University of Calgary believe they have discovered evidence to support massive volcanic eruptions burnt significant volumes of coa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-21 Cancer scientists have designed the first molecular test to predict which bladder cancer patients may have cancer involvement in their lymph nodes（淋巴结） at the time of surgerywhich could help doctors determine which patients are good candidates... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-21 Using a new experimental test structure, biophysicists at JILA have unraveled（解开，阐明） part of a 15-year mystery in the mechanics of DNAjust how the molecule manages to suddenly extend to almost twice its normal length. The new test structure s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-21 Washington State University sleep researchers have determined that the air traffic controller in the crash of a Lexington, Ky., commuter flight was substantially fatigued（疲乏的） when he failed to detect that the plane was on the wrong runway and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-21 The eyes of moths（飞蛾） , which allow them to see well at night, are also covered with a water- repellent（排斥的，防水的） , antireflective coating that makes their eyes among the least reflective surfaces in nature and helps them hide from preda... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-21 The quantum computers of tomorrow might use photons, or particles of light, to move around the data they need to make calculations, but photons are tricky（狡猾的） to work with. Two new papers by researchers working at the National Institute of Sta... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-20 Scientists are reporting development and successful lab tests of killer paper, a material intended for use as a new food packaging material that helps preserve foods by fighting the bacteria that cause spoilage（损坏，糟蹋） . The paper, described i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-20 It is possible to construct a three-dimensional, 3D, face from flat 2D images, according to research published in the International Journal of Biometrics（生物统计学） this month. The discovery could be used for biometrics in security applications o... 阅读全文>>