Scientists have identified a cancer-initiating cell in human melanomas. The finding is significant because the…
Month: July 2010
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‘Butterfly effect’ in the brain makes the brain intrinsically unreliable
Next time your brain plays tricks on you, you have an excuse: according to new…
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Amazon Unveils Refreshed Kindle DX with Lower Price
Amazon.com introduced a refreshed Kindle DX and reduced the price from $489 to $379 Thursday….
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Verizon Takes a Potshot at iPhone It Hopes To Offer
Hold our latest smartphone any way you like, says Verizon Wireless in a new ad…
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Pre-Alpha MeeGo Ready To Take on Apple and Android
Nokia is betting heavily on the MeeGo operating system, which was developed for use in…
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Anger drives support for wartime presidents, study finds
It’s no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting US president…
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Flowering and freezing tolerance linked in wheat, study shows
New research by wheat geneticists could lead to new strategies for improving freezing tolerance in…
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Hyperoxia may slow formation of wrinkles; Excess oxygen lessens impact of UVB radiation, study shows
It’s no secret that UVB radiation from the sun causes wrinkles. However, a new study…
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Genetic Code 2.0: Novel artificial proteins for industry and science
The creation of synthetic proteins plays an important role for economy and science. By the…
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When food intake stops, enzyme turns off production of fats, cholesterol
Researchers have found that an enzyme with several important roles in energy metabolism also helps…