Scientists have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 in…
Month: January 2009
Old Gastrointestinal Drug Slows Aging, Researchers Say
Recent animal studies have shown that an 80-year old drug once used to treat gastrointestinal…
Black Holes Lead Galaxy Growth
Peering deep into the early universe, astronomers may have solved a longstanding cosmic chicken-and-egg problem…
Live blog: Ballmer at CES (CNET)
CNET – LAS VEGAS–With Bill Gates now a Microsoft part-timer, company CEO Steve Ballmer is…
New Liquid Cools Hot Gaming PCs (PC World)
PC World – Hardcore Computer has developed a new liquid to cool computer components inside…
Why Smokers Struggle To Quit: New Findings
Just seeing someone smoke can trigger smokers to abandon their nascent efforts to kick the…
Catastrophic Coincidence: Second Ever Example Of Contemporaneous Meteorite Impact And Flood Volcanism Discovered
Scientists have discovered only the second example of a meteorite impact that occurred at the…
Male Crickets With Bigger Heads Are Better Fighters, Study Reveals, Echoing Ancient Chinese Text
Biologists show that male crickets with larger heads and mouthparts are more successful in fights…
Gene Abnormality Found To Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse
Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in…
Levitation At Microscopic Scale Could Lead To Nanomechanical Devices Based On Quantum Levitation
Magicians have long created the illusion of levitating objects in the air. Now researchers have…