Held in the West African city of Cotonou, in the Republic of Benin, the 10th…
Month: July 2008
Portugal Rings Up Big Order for Intel’s Classmate PCs
Intel’s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday from Portugal’s government, which…
‘Chicken And Chips’ Theory Of Pacific Migration
A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the…
Being A Control Freak Aids Dividing Cells
A dividing cell tags more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins with phosphate, a…
Thyrotropin Levels Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease Risk In Women
Women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland function…
Could Metals Help Treat Cancer?
A collaboration between chemists and biologists has made it possible to identify the effects of…
Protein Plays Jekyll And Hyde Role In Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease…
Did Dinosaur Soft Tissues Still Survive? New Research Challenges Notion
Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research apparently showing that soft tissues had been recovered from dissolved…
Preterm Birth Contributes To Growing Number Of Infant Deaths: More Than 28,000 Infants Died In 2005
Babies born too soon and too small accounted for a growing proportion of infant deaths,…
Bacteria Reveal Secret Of Adaptation At Evolution Canyon
Bacteria living on opposite sides of a canyon have evolved to cope with different temperatures…