China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during…
Month: August 2009
Why Repair Of Brain’s Wiring Fails
Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with multiple…
Flies Avoid Plant’s Poison Using Newly Identified Taste Mechanism
Many plants protect themselves from hungry animals by producing toxic chemicals. In turn, animals rely…
Fragile Period Of Childhood Brain Development Could Underlie Epilepsy
A form of partial epilepsy associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations has been linked…
Tobacco Plants Yield First Vaccine For Dreaded ‘Cruise Ship Virus’
Scientists have used a new vaccine production technology to develop a vaccine for norovirus, a…
DNA clue to honey bee deaths
Scientists reveal how viruses thought to be behind the mass deaths of honey bees wreak…
RealNetworks Wants Rhapsody on Apple’s iPhone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – RealNetworks is looking to leverage Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod…
Brocade stock ticks higher on upgrade (AP)
AP – Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. notched higher Monday after an Argus Research…
Broken hearts mend with ‘patch’
Scientists have developed a “muscle patch” that could potentially repair damage from heart attacks.
U.S. payment-card industry grapples with security
Fresh details of large-scale cyber attacks against data processor Heartland Payment Systems and supermarket chain…