Science in the media

Every cell in your body reads the same genome, the DNA-encoded instruction set that builds proteins. But your cells couldn’t be more different. Neurons send electrical messages, liver cells break […]

Discovery of hydrogen-rich waters hints at unexplored microbial ecosystems.

There are places on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko where cauliflowerlike textures appear in the dusty crust, like goose bumps under the skin. Scientists using theRosetta spacecraft—which arrived at 67P in August and […]

Can mechanical forces alone be manipulated to create stem-like cells?

Although a water app isn’t close yet, researchers at Corning and elsewhere recently discovered that they could use Gorilla Glass, the toughened glass made by Corning that’s commonly used on […]

La flora bacteriana del pelo de la zona vaginal es diferente en cada persona, según un estudio pionero

Long periods without sunshine can play a role in a surprising variety of physical and mental disorders

Un equipo de investigadores de instituciones norteamericanas, liderado por un español, ha encontrado 53 compuestos con actividad potencial frente al virus del ébola. Las moléculas proceden de otros fármacos que […]

Bakterioek beharrezkoa dute burdina bizitzeko. Eta, horregatik, bakterioen aurkako defentsa-mekanismo bat da burdina eskuragarri ez uztea. Hori eraginkorra da bakterioek burdin hori eskuratzeko mekanismoren bat lortzen duten arte. Bada, burdinagatiko […]