Scientists work on an antidote for botulinum toxin – one of the world’s most feared…
Month: May 2008
Powerset Does Semantic Searches of Wikipedia
Powerset is offering a new way to search Wikipedia — with natural-language technology and conversational…
Microwaves ‘cook ballast aliens’
A microwave system that kills “invasive species” lurking in ships’ ballast water is developed by…
Reason For Concern In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
Childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. Obesity…
Tapping Into Australia’s Unique Hot Energy Resources
Australia is uniquely endowed with heat-producing elements under its surface that could provide potentially unlimited…
Mechanism Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain Uncovered
Researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that…
Scientists Endure Arctic For Last Campaign Prior To CryoSat-2 Launch
An international group of scientists has swapped their comfortable offices for one of the most…
Groundbreaking Methodology For Identify Cancerous Cells
Recognizing the distinction between healthy and cancerous cells has traditionally been up to the eye…
Magnet Lab Researchers Make Observing Cell Functions Easier
Now that the genome of humans and many other organisms have been sequenced, biologists are…
Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool (Reuters)
Reuters – Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead…