13-01-25 As college costs continue their stubborn rise, and with work harder to come by during an anemic economic recovery, some students are resorting to a rather unusual measure in order to pay their college bills. 在美国当前经济复苏势头疲软的形势下，大学...

12-12-24 Galactan（半乳糖体） is a polymer of galactose（半乳糖） , a six-carbon sugar that can be readily fermented by yeast into ethanol（乙醇） and is a target of interest for researchers in advanced biofuels produced from cellulosic biomass. Now an inter...

12-12-03 6oz/175g unsalted butter, softened 8oz/225g caster sugar 7oz/200g ground almonds 3 large eggs Zest of 4 whole lemons and juice of 1 4oz/115g polenta 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt * Preheat the oven to 325F/160C/gas mark 3. Line an 8 (20cm) tin w...

12-10-17 The humble fruit fly may have something to teach us about forgoing（放弃，停止） empty calories for more nutritional ones -- especially when we're hungry. While the flies initially prefer food with a sweet flavour, they quickly learn to opt for less...

12-08-21 In evaluating the bioactive compounds of Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines, University of Illinois scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate（碳水化合物） absorption and assimilation（同化，吸收） . And...

12-02-27 When one fish gets injured, the rest of the school takes off in fear, tipped off by a mysterious substance known as Schreckstoff (meaning scary stuff in German). Now, researchers reporting online on February 23 in the Cell Press journal Current Biol...

12-01-16 Scientists working at the Medical Research Council have identified changes in the patterns of sugar molecules that line pre-cancerous cells in the esophagus（食管） , a condition called Barrett's dysplasia（发育不良） , making it much easier to dete...

12-01-05 Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels. Reporting in the current issue of...

11-10-09 Cambridge scientists have identified the cause of a rare, life-threatening form of hypoglycaemia（低血糖） . Their findings, which have the potential to lead to pharmaceutical treatments for the disorder, were published October 7, in the journal Sci...

11-07-29 Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have developed an electronic tongue which can identify different types of cava wines, thanks to a combination of sensor systems and advanced mathematical procedures. The device automatically produces...