Researchers have found a new mechanism that explains why a certain gene mutation causes craniofrontonasal…
Month: September 2010
Single electron reader opens path for quantum computing
A team led by engineers and physicists in Australia has developed one of the key…
Acidification of oceans may contribute to global declines of shellfish
The acidification of the Earth’s oceans due to rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) may…
Nintendo to launch 3DS in Feb in Japan, March in U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would launch a 3D-capable version…
Buyer backlash: Why do slogans about saving money increase spending?
A new study reveals a strange facet of consumer behavior: people behave differently when they…
Sustainable material for wine bottle stoppers being developed
Researchers are developing a new sustainable material to make stoppers for wine bottles. The aim…
JAK inhibitor provides rapid, durable relief for patients of myelofibrosis — life-threatening bone marrow malignancy
An oral medication produces significant and lasting relief for patients with myelofibrosis, a debilitating and…
Scientists obtain ‘Unobtainium’ for NASA’s next space observatory
Imagine building a car chassis without a blueprint or even a list of recommended construction…
Scarless brain surgery is new option for patients
Surgeons now suggest that transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) is a safe and effective option for…
19-million-year-old genomic fossils of hepatitis B-like viruses in songbirds
Biologists have uncovered virus fragments from the same family of the modern hepatitis B virus…