Desarrollan una prueba capaz de trazar el epigenoma y el transcriptoma de de miles de células al mismo tiempo.
DNA accessibility, gene expression jointly profiled in thousands of cells: New assay, reported in Science, advances research on how various cells types interpret their genetic code — ScienceDaily: A new assay can concurrently trace, in thousands of different (Read more…)
La mosca de la fruta utiliza el Sol como referencia para no volar en cÃrculos.
Guiding flight: The fruit fly’s celestial compass: How the common fruit fly uses the sun to navigate — ScienceDaily: Fruit flies use the sun to avoid flying in circles, according to new research.
Diseñan una arena capaz de limpiar de contaminantes el agua de lluvia.
Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants: Technology could help provide local source of drinking water for parched communities — ScienceDaily: Engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from storm water, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities that are searching for ways to (Read more…)
Diseñan una proteÃna que podrÃa haber existido al comienzo de la vida, hace unos 4.000 Maños.
Scientists identify protein that may have existed when life began: The primordial peptide may have appeared 4 billion years ago — ScienceDaily: How did life arise on Earth? Researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that (Read more…)
Células solares de doble capa establecen una nueva marca de eficiencia.
Dual-layer solar cell sets record for efficiently generating power — ScienceDaily: Materials scientists have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy than typical solar panels, thanks to its double-layer design.
Un primer prototipo 3Ditado de «ojo biónico».
Se logra imprimir en 3D un prototipo de ‘ojo biónico’: Un equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Minnesota ha impreso, por primera vez en 3D, una serie de receptores de luz sobre una superficie semiesférica. Este descubrimiento marca un paso significativo hacia la creación de un «ojo biónico».
El cambio climático pudo contribuir más de lo pensado en la extinción de los neandertales.
Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals — ScienceDaily: Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study.
Diseñan una receta para regenerar fibras nerviosas en lesiones completas de espina dorsal de roedores.
A recipe for regenerating nerve fibers across complete spinal cord injury — ScienceDaily: Scientists have designed a three-stepped recipe for regenerating electro-physiologically active nerve fibers across complete spinal cord lesions in rodents. Rehabilitation is still required to make these new nerve fibers functional for walking.
El observatorio ALMA descubre una monstruosa galaxia a 12.4 millardos de años luz, en el universo temprano.
Unstoppable monster in the early universe: ALMA obtains most detailed view of distant starburst galaxy — ScienceDaily: Astronomers obtained the most detailed anatomy chart of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion light-years away. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter (Read more…)