Underneath their smooth surface mitochondria harbor an elaborately folded inner membrane. It holds a multitude…
Month: July 2009
New Treatment Avenue For Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
Medical researchers have developed the first leukemia therapy that targets a protein, CD123, on the…
Domestication Of Chile Pepper Provides Insights Into Crop Origin And Evolution
Chile peppers have long played an important role in the diets of Mesoamerican people. Capsicum…
Hearing Improved: First Successful Medical Treatment For Tumor-inducing Genetic Disorder
Treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab improved hearing and alleviated other symptoms in patients with…
Explosive Growth Of Life On Earth Fueled By Early Greening Of Planet
Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history is filled with several turning points but one of the biggest is…
‘10,000-year-old’ seeds debunked
The world’s oldest known viable seeds are nothing of the sort, new dating techniques reveal.
A glimpse of ancient dying stars
Snapshots of the most distant supernovae known to astronomy, which exploded 11 billion years ago,…
Microsoft May Offer a Windows 7 Family Upgrade
In a move that could help counter some of the criticism of its pricing plan,…
AT&T Navigator: Many Potholes in This Road
A good GPS car navigation system can be a time saver, a money saver, and…