Archaic corporate governing systems that failed to ferret out risky business deals helped stoke the…
Month: October 2008
Scientists Engineer Superconducting Thin Films
Scientists have successfully produced two-layer thin films where neither layer is superconducting on its own,…
One Dose Of Hormone May Halt Cell Suicide Following A Heart Attack, Study Suggests
Two things happen following a heart attack–necrosis (normal cell death) and apoptosis (programmed cell death)…
Daily Dose Of Ginkgo May Prevent Brain Cell Damage After Stroke, Mouse Studies Suggest
Working with genetically engineered mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that daily doses of…
Genetic Finding Implicates Innate Immune System In Major Cause Of Blindness
Scientists have identified one of the genes implicated in age-related macular degeneration, the most common…
Can Genetic Information Be Controlled By Light?
Can genetic information be controlled by light? Researchers report sequence-dependent effects of light on DNA….
Apple Will Fix MacBook Pros with Faulty Nvidia Chips (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – When Apple released its MacBook Pro laptop, reviewers called it an evolutionary improvement…
IBM builds online version of China’s famed Forbidden City (AFP)
AFP – IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed…
Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again (AP)
AP – When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.’s rich buyout…
Spontaneous Broken Symmetry, Secret Mac Factories and One-Click Wildebeests: One Weird Week
Outside of the money you pay for Internet access, it still costs nothing to watch…