Bacterial films shed water better than Teflon
Bacterial biofilms, formed by large formations of bacteria lining a surface, have significant resistance to penetration by liquids and gases, a feature that protects them from environmental harm.
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Bacterial biofilms, formed by large formations of bacteria lining a surface, have significant resistance to penetration by liquids and gases, a feature that protects them from environmental harm.
Red dwarf stars, despite their small size and relatively lesser power, can unleash enormous amounts of energy that approach the equivalent of 100 million atomic bombs, according to a news release from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
For some of you who use laptops in a literal sense, namely with the laptop on top of your lap, you may want to consider new locales for your mobile computing device; or simply spread your legs.
A new study examining the surface of Mars suggests that movement of gullies on the surface of Mars is due to a pattern of freezing and thawing of carbon dioxide, as opposed to the actions of freezing and thawing water.
Through an accidental discovery, taste bud cells have been found on the surface of muscle cells in the lungs.
Ever wondered if there is life somewhere beyond planet earth? A recent discovery gives some hope to the idea that there may just be another planet capable of harboring life out beyond our solar system.
Analysis of RNA sequence datasets containing billions of RNA bases usually requires significant amounts of time and incurs significant costs. A newly developed program and method of analyzing RNA sequences may significantly reduce the time and funds needed to analyze these datasets.
The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, and the immune system have been linked to late-onset Parkinson’s Disease, according to research conducted by a team of researchers including members of Hopkins’ Center for Inherited Disease Research.
The process of DNA replication has stringent controls to ensure that the genome does not go awry from significant errors. However, what results from the loss of these controls has not been examined until very recently.
Many of us can state, with certainty, that dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes were cold-blooded, or ectothermic, a fact that has been ingrained in our minds since we were children.
When someone mentions "clean burning fuel," methane often comes to mind. As the primary constituent of natural gas, methane's four carbon-hydrogen bonds make it a very energy-potent molecule, burning much more cleanly than other carbon-based fuels.
Imagine a violin made from a piece of wood that was originally covered with fungi, soggy and probably as appetizing-looking as a moldy loaf of bread. What if that violin had the potential to sound as good as a multi-million dollar Stradivarius instrument, perhaps even better?
As a result of global warming, something "good" may have come out of what is proving, in many respects, to be a disaster for life in the arctic.