Popular nanoparticle causes toxicity in fish
A nanoparticle growing in popularity as a bactericidal agent has been shown to be toxic to fish, according to a Purdue University study. Source:Popular nanoparticle causes toxicity in fish
Saving Peak District moorlands
Seventy-five per cent of the world’s heather moorlands are in the UK. Several organisations in the Peak District National Park are trying to restore and conserve the moorland habitat. Source:Saving Peak District moorlands
Detailed insight into failing heart cells
Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London. Source:Detailed insight into failing heart cells
Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity
Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescent boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, according to researchers. Source:Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity
Breaking the aphid's code
For the first time, scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the pea aphid, a notorious horticultural and agricultural pest, revealing the extent of the genetic collaboration of the aphid host with its bacterial symbiont. Source:Breaking the aphid's code
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