Researchers have destroyed prostate cancer tumors in mice by injecting them with specially-coated, minuscule carbon…
Month: August 2009
Self-assembled DNA Scaffolding Used To Build Tiny Circuit Boards
Scientists have developed a new technique to orient and position self-assembled DNA shapes and patterns…
Alaska state e-mail policy follows Palin fallout
The Alaska Department of Administration has announced this week that state employees are to use…
Alaska state e-mail policy follows Palin fallout
The Alaska Department of Administration has announced this week that state employees are to use…
Nonprofit Nursing Homes Provide Better Care, Major Study Finds
A major new statistical review of 82 individual research studies has revealed that nonprofit nursing…
New Zealand’s Subduction Zones: To Shake The Earth Just Add Water
New Zealand is the site of one of the world’s youngest subduction zones, where the…
Variation In Prostate Stem Cell Antigen Gene Raises Bladder Cancer Risk
Researchers have pinpointed a specific gene variation that causes increased risk of urinary bladder cancer,…
Pinhead-size Worms + Robot = New Antibiotics
In an advance that could help ease the antibiotic drought, scientists are describing successful use…
Anti-aging Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure
Researchers have shown the first link between a newly discovered anti-aging gene and high blood…