Investigadores de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid han desarrollado un método que consigue mejorar el rendimiento de los cultivos poniendo en contacto las raíces, las partes aéreas y el sustrato de la planta con un hongo del género Colletotrichum. La técnica se ha patentado y se ha licenciado a una empresa spin-off de...

First Korean ever to be selected, Dr. Ryoo was recognized for the significance of his research in the design of functional mesoporous materials. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Dépister les troubles d'apprentissage en français écrit chez les enfants avant même que ceux-ci commencent à écrire! C'est le défi que se sont donné Phaedra Royle et Alexandra Marquis. Les chercheuses de l'École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie de l'Université de Montréal s'intéressent aux habiletés langagières comme éléments qui...

Children's future writing difficulties can be identified before they even learn how to begin writing, according to a new study by Professor Phaedra Royle and Postdoctoral fellow Alexandra Marquis of the University of Montreal’s School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. Fuente :...

Científicos de la Universidad de Valencia y la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana han liderado un análisis genómico de las cepas de Legionella pneumophila de 13 brotes producidos en Alcoy en el periodo de 1999 a 2010.Una investigación publicada en la...

El panameño Fermín Gómez, de 53 años, aborda cada día su bote “Tres Hermanas” a las seis de la mañana para salir a pescar en las inmediaciones de la isla de Taboga y volver a tierra unas cinco horas después. Con destreza, descabeza y remueve las escamas de las corvinas, los pargos, las agujas y […]El pueblo de Taboga...

Conventional antibiotics are indiscriminate about what they kill, a trait that can lead to complications for patients and can contribute to the growing problems of antibiotic resistance. But a a 'programmable' antibiotic would selectively target only the bad bugs, particularly those harboring...

The largest genome-wide association study to date, involving more than 300 institutions and more than 250,000 subjects, roughly doubles the number of known gene regions influencing height to more than 400. The study provides a better glimpse at the biology of height and offers a model for...

A new crystallographic technique is set to transform scientists' ability to observe how molecules work. Although fast time-resolved crystallography (Laue crystallography) has previously been possible, it has required advanced instrumentation that is only available at three sites worldwide. Only a...

Scientists have taken pictures of the BRCA2 protein for the first time, showing how it works to repair damaged DNA. The findings showed that each pair of BRCA2 proteins binds two sets of RAD51 that run in opposite directions. This allows it to work on strands of broken DNA that point in either...

Si fuese necesario demostrar que estamos ante la total ausencia de una gobernanza global, la Cumbre sobre el Clima, convocada excepcionalmente por el inerte secretario general de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon, el 23 de septiembre en Nueva York, sería un muy buen ejemplo. Parece claro que finalmente anidó...

16/10/2014 — 19/10/2014, Internationale Konferenz an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz / Keynote von Dr. Auma Obama Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

16/10/2014 — 19/10/2014, International conference at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz / Opening with a keynote by Dr. Auma Obama Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

A new study questions the accepted wisdom that aggressive treatment with high drug dosages and long durations is always the best way to stem the emergence and spread of resistant pathogens. The review of nearly 70 studies of antimicrobial resistance reveals the lack of evidence behind the practice of aggressive treatment in...

A snaking, extended filament of solar material currently lies on the front of the sun -- some 1 million miles across from end to end. Filaments are clouds of solar material suspended above the sun by powerful magnetic forces. Though notoriously unstable, filaments can last for days or even weeks....

Scientists have created a new model to more accurately describe the greenhouse gases likely to be released from Arctic peatlands as they warm. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/L...

Recommended safe handling practices for workers who administer antineoplastic drugs in healthcare settings are not always followed, a study has found. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/r...

For hundreds of years biologists have studied cells through the lens of a microscope. With a little help from a team of engineers, these scientists could soon be donning 3-D glasses in a home-theater-like lab to take their own fantastic voyage into the petri dish. Fuente :...

A powerful scientific tool for editing the DNA instructions in a genome can now also be applied to RNA as researchers have demonstrated a means by which the CRISPR/Cas9 protein complex can be programmed to recognize and cleave RNA at sequence-specific target sites. Fuente :...

El exsecretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Henry Kissinger, era partidario de atacar a Cuba en 1976, según un nuevo libro que revela que ambos países recurrieron a intermediarios secretos para mantener contactos clandestinos durante las décadas posteriores a la revolución cubana de 1959. Kissinger, quien dirigió la diplomacia...

Jefes de Estado, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y directores de algunas de las mayores empresas del mundo exhortaron a sus pares que firmen un histórico acuerdo internacional destinado a frenar la deforestación para el año 2030, aunque otras voces advierten que la iniciativa no alcanza. ...

Increasing rates of adolescent obesity and the likelihood that obesity will carry forward into adulthood, have led to various preventive initiatives. It has been suggested that family meals, which tend to include fruits, vegetables, calcium, and whole grains, could be protective against obesity. In...

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has named three journalists and one children's book author as winners of the 2014 AIP Science Communications Awards for their works on magnetic dynamos, the search for exoplanets, a fun book on chemical elemental for children, and an illustrated video about...

Taylor & Francis is pleased to announce that it is now the official publisher of Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (Journal canadien de télédétection). Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

European decision makers are able to access a complete panorama of ways to reach farmers with information, orientation and support, thanks to a project which has mapped the many different knowledge sources available to farmers in the European Union (EU). PRO AKIS – ‘Prospects for Farmers’ Support:...

En la primera campaña electoral que protagonizan dos mujeres en Brasil, los temas de interés para la población femenina han estado casi ausentes y el debate adquirió nuevas cotas de agresividad y ataques personales, lo que ha frustrado a los votantes y en particular a las feministas. La actual...

Previously undiscovered secrets of how human cells interact with a bacterium which causes a serious human disease have been revealed in new research by microbiologists at The University of Nottingham. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Un equipo de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela ha encontrado la relación entre el radón residencial y la exposición a humo ambiental de tabaco frente al cáncer de pulmón. El radón es un carcinógeno humano reconocido por la Organización Mundial de la Salud que se acumula de manera...

Científicos de la Universidad de Granada han descubierto que la temperatura media del agua de los ríos de Sierra Nevada ha aumentado en casi 2 ºC (1.63ºC) en los últimos 20 años debido al cambio climático, lo que ha provocado que muchas especies animales acuáticas se hayan desplazado en altitud,...