Archive: 11/18/2007
Gamers use PS3s to do biomedical research
It's kind of like SETI@home, but with PS3s instead of PCs and molecules instead of aliens. In the latest volunteer scientist program, called PS3GRID, anyone who owns a Sony PlayStation3 can donate their system´s ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 18, 2007 |
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Immune system can drive cancers into dormant state
A multinational team of researchers has shown for the first time that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumor without actually killing it.
Nov 18, 2007 |
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A novel way found to prevent protein plaques implicated in Alzheimer's
For unknown reasons a protein called amyloid beta aggregates into toxic plaques in the brain, killing neurons. These plaques are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Now two new animal studies show for the first time ...
Nov 18, 2007 |
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'Micro' livers could aid drug screening
MIT researchers have devised a novel way to create tiny colonies of living human liver cells that model the full-sized organ. The work could allow better screening of new drugs that are potentially harmful to the liver and ...
Biology /
Nov 18, 2007 |
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Russia launches telecom satellite
The Russian space agency Sunday launched a telecommunications satellite into orbit from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2007 |
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