Calcutta Tribune: The “bad M” is back. Mosquito-borne diseases have returned to the city with…
Month: November 2008
Climate change ‘threatening Aussie natural wonders’
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Conservationists are warning that 10 of Australia’s iconic places will be lost…
Australia: Winds change on global warming
Sunday Telegraph: THE politics of climate change is now delicately poised; the question is, in…
Gulf petrodollars help UK go green
Guardian: The fight against climate change will get an unexpected boost today from oil-rich Gulf…
Ageism More Prevalent Than Racism Among Presidential Voters, Study Finds
An ongoing study of 20,000 registered voters has found that far more of them would vote against…
Minimizing Downtime By Decentralizing Control In Complex, Computerized Systems
When complex, computerized control systems encounter a malfunction in any part of the process they…
New Tumor Inhibitor For Treatment Of Hereditary Breast Cancer Shows Promising Results In Mouse Model
Researchers used the novel inhibitor AZD2281 to target breast cancer, in which the BRCA1-gene plays…
Cleaning Heavily Polluted Water At A Fraction Of The Cost
A European research project has succeeded in developing a water treatment system for industrial oil…
Aggressive, Personalized Treatment Increases Kidney Cancer Patient Survival, Study Shows
A study of nearly 1,500 patients treated for kidney cancer in the last 15 years…
Beyond Recognizing Odors, Single Neuron Controls Reactions In Worm
Babies will smile when they catch the scent of vanilla, but a whiff of rotting…