A new ‘fertility chip’ can accurately count spermatozoa in sperm. This is an important step…
Month: February 2010
Autism: Oxytocin improves social behavior of patients, French study finds
Autism is a disease characterized by difficulties in communicating effectively with other people and developing…
Study examines family lineage of King Tut, his possible cause of death
Using several scientific methods, including analyzing DNA from royal mummies, research findings suggest that malaria…
Global Weirding Is Here
New York Times: Of the festivals of nonsense that periodically overtake American politics, surely the…
Tajikistan facing water shortages and climate extremes, report warns
Guardian: It has been occupied by the Russians, the Mongols, the Turks, the Arabs and…
Archbishop in genome health study
Scientists analyse the genomes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
CodePlex open source group moves beyond Microsoft (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – CodePlex Foundation, a Microsoft-backed open source projects initiative, has accepted its first non-Microsoft…
Looks can’t kill but might control your phone (AP)
AP – The advent of wireless headsets has led to the sometimes confusing sight of…
Teaching a foreign language? Best teach in the accent of the listener
Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of…