Researchers have designed a music system that will allow users to compose and perform in…
Month: December 2008
Cells Reorganize Shape To Fit The Situation, Scientists Discover
Flip open any biology textbook and you’re bound to see a complicated diagram of the…
EFF to court: Don’t shield telecoms from illegal-spying suits (CNET)
CNET – The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group for Internet users, is expected to…
Using Challenging Concepts To Learn Promotes Understanding Of New Material
Although conventional wisdom suggests that the best way to learn a difficult skill is to…
Beetles May Be Source Of Food-Borne Pathogens In Broiler Flocks
A new study suggests that darkling beetles and their larvae can transmit harmful food-borne pathogens…
Kidney Function Discovery Sheds Light On Genetic Complexity Of Disease
To find a cure for cancer, hemophilia and other diseases, researchers need to be looking…
Where There’s Wildfire Smoke, There’s Toxicity
Detailed particulate analysis of the smoke produced by previous California wild fires indicates that the…
Vitamin K Linked To Insulin Resistance In Older Men
A study of 355 non-diabetic elderly men and women found men who took a vitamin…
Brain’s Magnetic Fields Reveal Language Delays In Autism
Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism show that those children process…
EU deal on cars and carbon dioxide emissions
Friends of the Earth’s Senior Transport Campaigner Tony Bosworth called last night’s EU agreement on…