Scientists have discovered that a precursor to nerve growth factor (pro-NGF) may play a pathogenic…
Month: November 2009
First-ever blueprint of ‘minimal cell’ is more complex than expected
What are the bare essentials of life, the indispensable ingredients required to produce a cell…
Colossal star seen by Herschel
The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe’s…
Software Spending Expected To Begin a Rebound in 2010 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – The year 2009 will go down in IT history as a year of…
Shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has landed in Florida after their 11-day mission…
Hospital report cards do not appear to result in significant improvements
An analysis of quality of cardiac care following the public release of data on measures…
RFID Chips: Intelligence inside metal components
Up to now, extreme production temperatures made it impossible to equip metallic components with RFID…
New tool for helping pediatric heart surgery
A team of researchers has developed a way to simulate blood flow on the computer…
Intensive land management leaves Europe without carbon sinks
A new calculation of Europe’s greenhouse gas balance shows that emissions of methane and nitrous…
New device enables early detection of cancerous skin tumors
Researchers are developing a new device that detects cancerous skin tumors, including melanomas that aren’t…