Scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made…
Month: March 2010
Discovery of cellular ‘switch’ may provide new means of triggering cell death, treating disease
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown cellular “switch” that may provide researchers with a new…
Sniffing Out an HTML5 Conspiracy
Should the next version of HTML, the Web standard that embodies how pages are laid…
12 year olds more likely to use potentially deadly inhalants than cigarettes or marijuana
More 12 year olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and…
Barrier in mosquito midgut protects invading pathogens
Scientists studying the Anopheles gambiae mosquito have found that the act of feeding triggers two…
New clues about the basis of muscle wasting disease
New findings shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to…
Compliant systems: Flexible yet strong materials allow aircraft wings to flex with air flow
Researchers once wanted to build aircraft wings based on compliant systems, which would continually change…
Effort aims to spike breast cancer with new approach
Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a…
Scientists identify driving forces in human cell division
Using a novel imaging system for quantifying aspects of cell division in three dimensions, scientists…
Brain tumor’s ‘grow-or-go’ switch discovered
High energy levels cause glioblastoma cells to proliferate; low levels cause them to grow less…