What Makes Spider Silk Stretchy? Spider silks are incredibly stretchy, but are they stretchy like…
Month: May 2008
Screening For The Risk Of Life-threatening Falls In The Elderly
A new study found a strong connection between the cognitive function of their elderly study…
Fibromyalgia Pain Linked With Central Nervous System Disorder
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that causes widespread pain and tenderness throughout the body….
First ‘Molecular Snapshot’ Of A Virulence Factor On Bacterial Surface
Scientists have captured a view of proteins during translocation across the bacterial outer membrane, for…
Fish Scales From Norway Show Ocean Fate Of Atlantic Salmon
Since 1983, sports fishermen from the Drammen River in Norway have been saving the scales…
Taxonomists Describe The Top 10 Most Surprising Species Discovered In 2007
Each year the scientific community identifies around 17,000 new animals and plants. To attract people’s…
How To Construct A ‘Firefly’ Worm
Research describing a new modified luminescent worm that allows, for the first time, to measure,…
Laser Light Produces Complex Nanostructures
A single laser pulse can create complex, ordered nanostructure systems. “We have discovered a method…
Acupuncture Reduces Pain And Dysfunction In Head And Neck Cancer Patients After Neck Dissection
New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain,…
Japanese hopes ride on Discovery
The Discovery shuttle is about to fly the main section of Japan’s science lab to…