الاثنين، 28 نوفمبر 2011

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News


Many Africans have no access to efficient and safe AIDS therapy

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

Scientists warn: the control of the HIV virus in sub-Saharan Africa may have taken some large steps, mainly due to the lower price of medicines, but at the same time a lot of problems remain.

Protecting the red coral of the Catalan coastline, Spain

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

Poaching accounts for the loss of up to 60% red coral biomass in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve, according to a new article. The article reports the first study of poaching and its effects in the marine reserve and raises the alarm about the impact of recreational diving on the coral population of the Medes Islands.

Emerging new properties at oxide interfaces

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

Researchers discovered a collective electronic state not seen before in the bulk of either two individual insulating oxides, thus demonstrating that electrons at their interface can now exhibit ferromagnetism.

Finger (mal)formation reveals surprise function of desert DNA

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:35 AM PST

Scientists have discovered a genetic mechanism that defines the shape of our members in which, surprisingly, genes play only a secondary role. The research shows the mechanism is found in a DNA sequence that was thought, incorrectly, to play no role. This long string has seven enhancers which, when combined with one another, modulate the activity of the genes responsible for the formation of the fingers.

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