One of the main themes of Racing the Beam is the strong affinity between the…
Month: May 2009
DNA Barcoding Of Mosquito Species Deployed In Bid To End Elephantiasis
Researchers are pioneering the use of DNA “barcodes” to map menacing mosquito species in West…
Matrix Protein Key To Fighting Viruses
A new approach could help scientists to intercept one of the viruses that cause respiratory…
Urine Screening Test May One Day Predict Coronary Artery Disease
Seventeen specific protein fragments seem to distinguish people who have coronary artery disease from those…
Earth Still Recovering From A Glacial Hangover
A new explanation for the cause of changes in the chemical makeup of the oceans…
Big Blue Woos Sun Customers with Migration Rewards
As the technology world waits to see what will become of Sun’s hardware business in…
BlackBerry Tops iPhone To Lead U.S. Smartphone Sales
NPD Group reports that an aggressive buy-one-get-one promotion helped the BlackBerry Curve move past Apple’s…
Singers tell Congress: Money (That’s What I Want) (AP)
AP – Jack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of “Louie Louie” still makes the…
EU Wants ICANN To End Department of Commerce Ties
The European Commission is making its message to the U.S. Department of Commerce loud and…
The Burgeoning Momentum Behind Unified Communications
Even as the economic tsunami devastates IT budgets and scuttles many planned technology upgrades, a…