Agence France-Presse: Forests that today soak up a quarter of carbon pollution spewed into the…
Month: April 2009
New study warns damage to forests from climate change could cost the planet its major keeper of greenhouse gases
EurekAlert: The critical role of forests as massive “sinks” for absorbing greenhouse gases is “at…
YouTube Builds New Pipes for TV Shows, Movies
YouTube’s path from a loose, rowdy, anything-goes video destination to a more well-organized and advertiser-friendly…
Laughter Remains Good Medicine
More on the mind-emotion-disease model: A new study finds that “mirthful laughter,” coupled with standard…
Changing Climate May Lead To Devastating Loss Of Phosphorus From Soil
Crop growth, drinking water and recreational water sports could all be adversely affected if predicted…
Key Decision-point At Which Cells With Broken DNA Repair Themselves Or Die Identified
Cells that undergo potentially catastrophic damage must make a decision: either to fix the damage…
Scorpion Venom With Nanoparticles Slows Spread Of Brain Cancer
By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer,…
Genetic Variant Tied To Increased Stroke Risk
Millions of people have a genetic variant linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke, according…
RNA Used To Reprogram One Cell Type Into Another
For the past decade, researchers have tried to tweak cells at the gene and nucleus…
Sony Ericsson posts loss, to cut 2,000 jobs (AP)
AP – Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a euro293 million ($387 million)…