Pioneering French physicists Marie and Pierre Curie have the curie, a unit of radioactivity, named…
Month: March 2010
Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment
Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use…
Lizard moms choose the right genes for the right gender offspring
Brown anole lizards make an interesting choice when deciding which males should father their offspring….
Patches Highlight Problems in Maintaining Older Software
Microsoft on Tuesday released two security bulletins to fix eight bugs in its Windows and…
World’s largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat… small animal poo
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but…
Web Standards Group Gets a New Leader
A former executive with IBM and other tech companies has been named the new CEO…
‘Mean’ girls and boys: The downside of adolescent relationships
Psychology researchers exploring relational aggression and victimization in 11- to 13-year-olds have found adolescent boys…
HaptiMap project aims to make maps accessible through touch, hearing and vision
If you are walking or cycling, and do not want to (or are unable to)…
Loss of enzyme reduces neural activity in Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by mental retardation and a high…