If chromosomes snuggle up too closely at the wrong times, the results can be a…
Month: December 2008
Scientists Home In On Origins Of Childhood Kidney Cancer
Scientists have made significant progress in pinpointing two new risk factors associated with the most…
Epigenetics: Plants Display ‘Molecular Amnesia’
Plant researchers have announced a major breakthrough in a developmental process called epigenetics. They have…
Hands Free Mobile Phone Conversations Add Five Meters To Drivers’ Braking Distances
Psychology researchers reveals that mobile telephone conversations impair drivers’ visual attention to such a degree…
Climate Change Set Back For Acidified Rivers
Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain,…
Conde Nast to shutter teen site Flip.com (CNET)
CNET – Conde Nast is throwing in the towel on Flip.com.
Do You Know You’re Having A Stroke?
A majority of stroke patients don’t think they’re having a stroke — and as a…
Scientists And Fishermen Join Forces To Track Celtic Sea Cod
A joint project between the Irish fishing industry and scientists to track stocks of cod…
Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity
Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31…
Climate Clues In Southern Ocean: Ocean Currents Surprisingly Resistant To Intensifying Winds
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the current system with the largest volume transport in the…