Researchers describe the discovery of a specific protein called disabled-2 (Dab2) that switches on the…
Month: February 2010
Cameras of the future: Heart researchers create revolutionary photographic technique
Scientists have developed a revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed…
Fossils ‘record past sea changes’
Fossilised coral in the Great Barrier Reef could help scientists understand how sea levels have…
Operators unite to challenge Apple’s app store (Reuters)
Reuters – Twenty-four telecom operators have formed an alliance to build an open platform that…
Linux group LiMo growing, Adobe joins (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. software firm Adobe and three other firms joined the wireless Linux group…
Quitting smoking especially difficult for select groups
With the national trend toward quitting smoking flat, psychologists are finding some success with treatments…
Benefits of badger culling not long lasting for reducing cattle TB, says study
Badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in…
Hospital uses device to revolutionize treatment of traumatic aortic injury
Vascular surgeons performed one of the nation’s first implants of a Next Generation Conformable GORE…
Urbanization, export crops drive deforestation
The drivers of tropical deforestation have shifted in the early 21st century to hinge on…
Vaccine possible: Hypothesis on the mystery of dengue virus infection confirmed
Scientists have now validated the long-held and controversial hypothesis that antibodies — usually the “good…