News articles tagged with 'molecule' (Page 104)
Hydrocarbons found on Hyperion
— 5 Jul 2007 02:32 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed for the first time surface details of Saturn's moon Hyperion, including cup-like craters filled with hydrocarbons that may indicate more widespread…
Scientists ponder plant life on extrasolar Earth-like planets
— 19 Jun 2007 18:39 | AstronomyWhen we think of extrasolar Earth-like planets, the first tendency is to imagine weird creatures like Jar Jar Binks, Chewbacca, and, if those are not bizarre enough, maybe even the…
A new view of photosynthesis
— 3 May 2007 20:00 | BiologyDuring the remarkable cascade of events of photosynthesis, plants approach the pinnacle of stinginess by scavenging nearly every photon of available light energy to produce food. Yet…
Why some aphids can not stand the heat?
— 20 Apr 2007 00:10 | BiologyFor pea aphids, the ability to go forth and multiply can depend on a single gene, according to new research. An overheated aphid with a mutation in that gene can not reproduce. The…
Marine moss hints to anti-cancer compound
— 9 Mar 2007 15:20 | BiologyAn Oregon Health and Science University researcher believes the discovery of a gene cluster from a bacterium that protects a moss-like marine invertebrate from predators may be the…