This opens up new implications for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric conditions, even suggesting that diet choices might influence their progression. In spite of more than 20 years of research efforts, the enzymatic function of the CRYM protein has remained elusive. Previous research has shown that CRYM functions both as an important structural protein and a binder of thyroid...

L’ 11 marzo 2011, poco dopo il terrificante terremoto di magnitudo 9, uno tsunami si abbatte sulla costa orientale giapponese, investendo la centrale nucleare di Fukushima Daiichi. Onde alte più di 10 metri sorpassano le barriere protettive, di appena cinque metri e mezzo, e inondano i sei reattori. È black-out. I sistemi di raffreddamento saltano. Inizia così una corsa contro il tempo per...

Ever wonder what trees, water skimmers and laundry detergent have in common? It turns out that the physical concept of surface tension is essential to their function. The idea behind surface tension is that in a mixture of two molecular components -- let’s call them component "A" and component "B" -- the "A"s would really like to stick with their fellow "A"s and don’t want to be next to any "B"s,...