Noteworthy Web Articles: August 2012
- You can thank wasps for your bread, beer and wine
- Bacteria cities cannot form on a super-slippery surface, inspired by meat-eating plants
- Malaria parasites evolve in vaccinated mice to cause more severe disease
- Are those the gut microbes of an unhealthy person, or a pregnant one?
- Getting to the Root—Unearthing the Plant-Microbe Quid Pro Quo
- Going viral: Proteins identify potential cancer-related genes
- 'Spray-on skin' helps heal leg ulcers
- How To Deal With The Impending “First-To-File” Patent Law
- Researcher's fish-eye view could offer insights for human vision
- Using wastewater as fertilizer
- Worldwide increase of air pollution
- How the cell swallows
- Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers invent new tool to study single biological molecules
- Study Finds Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquakes
- New study finds link between cell division and growth rate
- 'Selfish' DNA in Animal Mitochondria Offers Possible Tool to Study Aging
- Impulsive micromanagers help plants to adapt, survive
- Gene Tied to Emergence of Chemotherapy Resistance
- Building a Better Battery
- Rooted in Wonder
- Ames Laboratory scientists crack long-standing chemistry mystery
- Obesity 'bad for brain' by hastening cognitive decline
- US teen invents advanced cancer test using Google
- Engineering students build UK's first hydrogen powered locomotive
- Toward a portable emergency treatment for stopping life-threatening internal bleeding
- Researchers find deadly amoeba in tap water
- New Aerogel-based plaster provides better insulation: Space technology for old buildings
- Form, Function and Folding: In collaboration with Berkeley Lab, a team of scientists move toward rational design of artificial proteins
- Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions
- EU Group: China Must Overhaul Patent System
- Vitamin B3 'helps kill superbugs
- Major advance made in generating electricity from wastewater
- Butterflies heading north
- Synthetic future
- Vitamin D’s impact on infection
- Clues in the cucumber’s climb
- Sick Snakes Lead Scientists to Virus Discovery
- Roots and Microbes: Bringing a Complex Underground Ecology into the Lab
- Viral Genome Springs into Action to Fight the Immune System
- Kinetochore Structure Reveals How It Takes Hold
- A New Setback for Alzheimer's Drugs
- Genomics Solves Medical Mystery
- Smart Sutures That Detect Infections
- New Tests Could Divine a Baby's Genome Before Birth
- Bacteria-resistant materials offer new weapon in fight against hospital infections
- DNA sequencing confirms HIV transmission through surrogate breastfeeding
- Study reveals human drive for fair play