Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University have confirmed evidence of domesticated…
Month: April 2008
New Class Of Fatty Acids Discovered
Researchers have discovered a new class of fatty acids — alpha-hydroxy polyacetylenic fatty acids —…
Birds Can Tell If You Are Watching Them — Because They Are Watching You
In humans, the eyes are said to be the ‘window to the soul,’ conveying much…
Researchers Discover Molecular Basis Of A Form Of Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers report that people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are missing a protein called c-FLIP, which…
Restaurant Inspections: Public Perceptions Vs. Reality
Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses in the US each year with about…
Are Nanobots On Their Way?
The first real steps towards building a microscopic device that can construct nano machines have…
Evolutionary Intricacies Of Rickettsia Pathogens Revealed
Scientists have unveiled some of the evolutionary intricacies of rickettsial pathogens by analyzing over a…
NASA Satellite To Map Earth’s Water Cycle
A new NASA satellite mission will make global soil moisture and other measurements essential to…
Predicting Breast Cancer Patient Outcome: New Genes Identified
The environment surrounding breast cancer cells plays a crucial role in determining whether tumor cells…
Beating The Codebreakers With Quantum Cryptography
Quantum cryptography may be essentially solved, but getting the funky physics to work on disciplined…