Viruses need living cells for replication and production of virus progeny. Thus far, antiviral therapy…
Month: August 2009
Non-invasive Brain Surgery Moves A Step Closer
Medical researchers have completed a pilot study using transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound to treat 10…
Gene Vital To Brain’s Stem Cells Implicated In Deadly Brain Cancer
Researchers have identified a protein that activates brain stem cells to make new neurons —…
Stone Tools, Rare Animal Bones: Clues To Caribbean’s Earliest Inhabitants Discovered
A prehistoric water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic has become a “treasure trove” with the…
‘Social networks’ may help devils
A study of Tasmanian devils’ “social networks” identifies ways to protect the endangered species from…
Hacker Used Twitter To Control Infected PCs
Twitter’s been having a rough couple of weeks. A researcher looking into the attacks that…
Bing Rings Up Search Gains, Dinging Google, Yahoo
Microsoft Corp.’s souped-up Internet search engine gained a little more ground on industry leaders Google…
EU To Research Ultra-High-Speed Mobile Internet
The European Commission (EC) said Tuesday it will allocate 18 million euros (25 million U.S….
Short Web Address Sites Form Link-Archiving Group
The growing popularity of Web-address shortening services like bit.ly creates the potential for a bevy…
Can the Apple Touch Sell the Tablet?
Apple may be at the forefront of a renewed effort to bring back the tablet….