More Americans now drink sugar-sweetened sodas, sport drinks and fruit drinks daily, and this increase…
Month: March 2010
Hormone study gives scientists a sense of how animals bond
Scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognize others by their smell….
The Macalope Weekly: Critical thinking skills (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Everyoneâs a critic this week, some with more success than others. One of…
Critical brain chemical shown to play role in severe depression
The next advance in treating major depression may relate to a group of brain chemicals…
Mosses, deep-frozen
The University of Freiburg in Germany has launched international resource center for research with mosses.
Researchers find oncogene is important in pancreatic cancer growth and spread
Researchers have found that PKC-iota (PKC-i), an oncogene important in colon and lung cancers, is…
Biogenic insecticides decoded
Researchers have discovered a new mode of action of insecticidal toxins from Photorhabdus luminescens, a…
‘Death messenger’ molecule causes inflammation after spinal cord injury, prevents healing
The signaling molecule CD95L, known as “death messenger,” causes an inflammatory process in injured tissue…
Giant panda genome reveals new insights into the bear’s bamboo diet
Biologists have shed new light on some of the giant panda’s unusual biological traits, including…
Cisco Quits WiMax Radio Business (PC World)
PC World – Cisco Systems will stop developing and making WiMax base stations to concentrate…