People with potentially “stigmatizing” medical conditions are just as likely as those with less stigmatizing…
Month: July 2009
Breakthrough In Transgenic Animal Production Enables Development Of New Human Disease Models
Scientists have announced the creation of the first genetically modified mammals developed using zinc finger…
Emphysema Severity Directly Linked To Coal Dust Exposure
Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike,…
DNA Of Ancient Lost Barley Could Help Modern Crops Cope With Water Stress
Researchers have recovered significant DNA information from a lost form of ancient barley that triumphed…
Copper Can Help In The Battle Against Influenza A H1N1, Says Scientist
A leading microbiologist says his research has found copper is effective in inhibiting the influenza…
Physicists Create First Nanoscale Mass Spectrometer
Using devices millionths of a meter in size, physicists have developed a technique to determine…
Objection to wind farm over birds
RSPB Scotland lodges an objection to plans for Scotland’s largest community wind farm on Shetland…
Gull killer turbines are removed
An aquarium in Devon takes down two wind turbines because of a number of difficulties…
Microsoft Concedes, Offers Browser Ballot in Windows 7
Microsoft has retreated in the battle for Internet Explorer in Europe. On Friday, it offered…
Amazon.com CEO Apologizes for Orwell Incident
Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies…