Researchers have reported the successful loading of biological molecules onto “nanosprings” — a type of…
Month: September 2010
Molecule 968 binds glutaminase and starves cancer cells
A molecule — simply called 968 — can starve cancer cells and the tumors they…
AIDS virus lineage much older than previously thought
An ancestor of HIV that infects monkeys is thousands of years older than previously thought,…
Microsoft, Yahoo! jostle for US search share (AFP)
AFP – Google is the undisputed king of search in the United States, but the…
Overprotective parents may impact heart anxiety in adults with congenital heart conditions
Adults with congenital heart disease are more likely to suffer heart-focused anxiety — a fear…
Synthetic fuels research aims to reduce oil dependence
Researchers have developed a facility aimed at learning precisely how coal and biomass are broken…
Tick tock: Rods help set internal clocks, biologist says
Rod cells — one of three kinds of exquisitely photosensitive cells found in the retina…
Quantum tornado in the electron beam: Manipulating materials with rotating quantum particles
Researchers have succeeded in producing what are known as electron vortex beams: rotating electron beams,…
Alzheimer’s drug boosts perceptual learning in healthy adults
Scientists have found that healthy adults showed greater improvement from practice on a motion direction…
Night light pollution affect songbirds’ mating life, research suggests
In today’s increasingly urbanized world, the lights in many places are always on, and according…