The Human Genome at 20: How Biology’s Most-Hyped Breakthrough Led to Anticlimax and Arrests
When President Bill Clinton took to a White House lectern 20 years ago to announce that the human genome sequence had been completed, he hailed…
University of Aberdeen
Clean Energy Technology Revolutionized by “Needle in a Haystack” Discovery
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have discovered a new family of chemical compounds that could revolutionize fuel cell technology and help reduce global carbon…
Startling ‘Flammable Ice’ Discovery Offers Up Clue to Life on Other Planets
Scientists studying so-called ‘flammable ice’ in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery — the existence of life within microscopic bubbles. The microhabitats…
Calcified Bacteria Sheds Light on the Health Consequences of the Evolving Diet
A newly published study from the University of Adelaide shows that calcified dental plaque (dental calculus) found on ancient teeth from 34 early European skeletons…
Analysis of Ancient Hair Could Reveal How People Adjusted to Past Climate Change
Stable isotope analysis of ancient Eskimo hair found in Western Alaska could reveal how people in the region lived through times of climate change and…
Researchers Discover ‘Supergiant’ Amphipods in the Kermadec Trench
Researchers from University of Aberdeen and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) discovered ‘supergiant’ amphipods while exploring the Kermadec Trench, north of New…