Contrary to long-held beliefs, plants and animals have developed remarkably similar mechanisms for detecting microbial…
Month: November 2010
Stuxnet may be part of Iran atom woes: ex-IAEA aide (Reuters)
Reuters – Iran has been experiencing years of problems with equipment used in its uranium…
Facebook founder fodder for animated film (AFP)
AFP – A comic book based on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is being turned into…
A Mobile Photo Sharing Service with Monetization on the Horizon (Mashable)
Mashable – The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is…
Turn your Facebook into an actual book with Ninuku Archivist (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Scrap those plans to write your autobiography, Ninuku Archivist can do it…
Study finds evidence of gender bias toward diagnosing boys with autism
Social factors can play a key role in whether or not a child is diagnosed…
Physicists study behavior of enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s, cancer
Physicists are using complex computer simulations to illuminate the workings of a crucial protein that,…
First successful salivary stone removal with robotics
Doctors report the first use of a surgical robot guided by a miniature salivary endoscope…
Pomegranate juice reduces damage to tissues, inflammation and infections, study suggests
Studies in recent years have claimed multiple health benefits of pomegranate juice, including that it…
First synthetic activator of two critical proteins identified: New approach to treat numerous metabolic disorders?
Scientists have identified a novel synthetic activator of a pair of proteins that belong to…