How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. In the study, researchers examined…
New research into materials for tooth fillings
[caption id="attachment_3225" align="alignnone" width="610"] On the left are X-rays of teeth with fillings of glass ionomer cement. The images show how porous the cement is. On the right are images of the same teeth using…
A systems approach helps to elucidate the mechanisms…
A Korean research team at KAIST suggests that a systems approach using metabolite structural similarity helps to elucidate the mechanisms of action of traditional oriental medicine. [caption id="attachment_3216" align="alignright" width="300"] The picture presents the structural…
Vaccine Design Effective Against Herpes Viruses
[caption id="attachment_3200" align="alignright" width="300"] Herpes simplex virus. Credit: CDC[/caption] Herpes simplex virus infections are an enormous global health problem and there is currently no viable vaccine. For nearly three decades, immunologists' efforts to develop a…
One step closer to artificial photosynthesis and ‘solar…
Caltech scientists, inspired by a chemical process found in leaves, have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices capable of harnessing sunlight to split water into hydrogen fuel. When…