Archive: 03/08/2009
Fruit flies' genetic wealth has scientists abuzz
Buzzing with excitement, the "fly people" swarmed into Chicago this week to hear the latest news about an unsung hero of science: the humble fruit fly.
Mar 08, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
1
Going green: Entire Swedish city switches to biofuels to become environmentally friendly
Though a fraction of Chicago's size, this industrial city in southeast Sweden has plenty of similarities with it, including a long, snowy winter and a football team the town's crazy about.
Mar 08, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (61) |
5
Hospitals offer new take on medical mistakes
All Donald Platt wanted was an apology. The tumor on his kidney was the size of a baseball by the time his cancer was detected in a CT scan - five years after his doctor misdiagnosed his symptoms and failed to order the right ...
Mar 08, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
2
It's raining pentagons
This week's Nature Materials (09 March 2009) reveals how an international team of scientists led by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL have discovered a novel one dimensional ice ch ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 08, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (9) |
2
Researchers discover gene mutations that cause childhood brain cancer
Researchers funded by the Canadian Cancer Society have discovered eight similar genes that, when mutated, appear to be responsible for medulloblastoma - the most common of childhood brain cancers. The findings are published ...
Mar 08, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions
Neuroscientists at New York University and Harvard University have identified the neural systems involved in forming first impressions of others. The findings, which show how we encode social information and then evaluate ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2009 |
3.6 / 5 (8) |
0
Researchers describe molecular 'two-step' leading to protein clumps of Huntington's disease
In a paper published in the early online version of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine deconstruct the first steps in an intricate molecular dance that m ...
Mar 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Protein helps immune cells to divide and conquer
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves. The rapid generation of large ...
Mar 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Cleft lip and palate: Genes more important than thought?
Comparing 500,000 snippets of human DNA put scientists from the University of Bonn on the right track. A genetic variant on chromosome 8 occurs with significantly higher frequency in people with cleft lip and palate than ...
Mar 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Japanese gadget controls iPod in blink of an eye
A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 08, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (14) |
2
- Pages: 1
