Researchers have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.
Month: November 2009
Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas
Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea…
Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last year (AP)
AP – Internet retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur…
Competitive, trade-friendly nations weather volatile crop yields best
Richer nations with competitive crop production and few trade barriers would fare the best if…
Aquatic bacteria: Possible markers for monitoring Arctic climate change
New research on bacterial communities throughout six large Arctic river ecosystems reveals predictable temporal patterns,…
Invention will help speed development of drug treatments for heart failure
New research has led to the invention of technology to more rapidly identify compounds for…
Fish food fight: Fish don’t eat trees after all, says new study
Recent theories suggesting that half of fishes’ food comes from from land-based ecosystems may not…
Control of blood clotting by platelets described; provides medical promise
Cell fragments called platelets are essential to promote blood clotting. Researchers have now discovered novel…
First ‘genetic map’ of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes
The first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the…
Rich ‘should help Amazon forests’
Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with…