TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Drug Running: Bust nets suspects in counterfeit antimalaria trade [Subscriber Only] Investigators have traced the source of counterfeit antimalarial pills in Southeast Asia to southern China, where suspects have been arrested and an illicit factory shut down. sciencenews.org |
Basics: Flapping Past Gravity’s Pull, Bat Has a Vortex at Its Wings All would-be buoyant beings face the same fundamental challenge: how to generate enough lift to overcome the dour downward force of weight. nytimes.com |
Love Code: A twist of light only mantis shrimp can see Alone in the animal kingdom, these crustaceans signal their presence to potential mates with circularly polarized light. sciencenews.org |
Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic. nytimes.com |
What happens when genes go wrong? DNA can mutate and get damaged during the course of our lives, while we all inherit and pass on defective genes, explains Vivienne Parry guardian.co.uk |