In a very unique setting over Earth's colourful horizon, the silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this photo by an Expedition 22 crew member on board the International Space Station, as the shuttle approached for its docking on 9 February during the STS-130 mission.
Green fluorescent dye reveals the presence of cells deep within the brain of a mutant mouse that represent the beginning of a brain cancer called medulloblastoma. more
Computer simulations show soap in a new light
31 August 2010
A team from Temple University uses the Lincoln supercomputer at the University of Illinois' National Centre for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) to model surfactants. Surfactants are used in common household products like detergents and shampoo.... more
Branching morphogenesis
24 August 2010
Forget about staring at data on a computer screen; try walking through those statistics and touching them. With this illustration of the forces lung cells exert as they form capillaries, scientists and museum-goers can do just that. more
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