When the alert goes out that a virus has invaded the body, cells that have…
Month: December 2007
Light Sheds On New Fiber’s Potential To Change Technology
Photonic crystal fiber’s ability to create broad spectra of light, which will be the basis…
Epigenetics May Be The Underlying Cause For Male Infertility
Researchers suggest epigenetics, or the way DNA is processed and expressed, may be the underlying…
Study Outlines Passenger Rail Systems Which Cost-effectively Prevent Terrorist Attacks
A RAND Corporation study issued recently gives rail security planners and policymakers a framework to…
Aquatic Food Sources May Be Threatened By Rising Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide increasing in the atmosphere may affect the microbial life in the sea, which…
Calcium In Coronary Arteries May Be Linked To Increased Risk For Heart Disease In Low-risk Women
About 5 percent of women considered low-risk for heart disease by current classification standards have…
New Marker To Identify Cancer Stem Cells Discovered
Researchers have found a marker that can be used to identify stem cells in breast…
Brain Stem Cells Sensitive To Space Radiation
Studies in mice show identifying medications or physical shielding to protect astronauts from cosmic and…
Utah firm wants to go where GPS doesn’t (AP)
AP – In one high-tech thriller after another, the hero attaches a tiny tracking device…
Lonely Canadian shocked to get $85,000 phone bill (Reuters)
Reuters – A Canadian oil-field worker, stunned to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill,…