A species of spider builds a life-like model of its own body to distract predators,…
Month: July 2009
Composer Richard Wagner’s ‘Difficult’ Reputation Unwarranted, Says Research
The composer Richard Wagner is well-known, even notorious, for writing operas that can challenge both…
Integrated Optical Trap Holds Particles For On-chip Analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and…
New Mechanism For Amyloid Beta Protein’s Toxic Impact On The Alzheimer’s Brain
Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism linking soluble amyloid b protein with the synaptic injury…
Ultrasensitive Detector Promises Improved Treatment Of Viral Respiratory Infections
Chemists and biomedical engineers have developed a respiratory virus detector that is sensitive enough to…
MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases In Blood Vessels
A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of…
Scientists Develop Echolocation In Humans To Aid The Blind
Scientists have shown that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used…
Virtual Events – Capturing More Audience For Your Show
Event organizers are thinking twice about everything these days: how big a space to book,…
Creationism question ‘misleading’
Complaints about a question on creationism in a biology GCSE prompt an exam board to…