Researchers newly report evidence that vaccination against cholera can be beneficial even after an outbreak…
Month: January 2011
Safety concerns about experimental cancer approach: Widespread vascular tumors, massive hemorrhage and death reported in mice
A new study has raised safety concerns about an investigational approach to treating cancer. The…
Exercise improve symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome
Physical activity improves symptoms in patients with IBS and is protective against symptom deterioration, according…
Human-made DNA sequences made easy: New method for rapidly producing protein-polymers
Bioengineers have developed a new method for rapidly producing an almost unlimited variety of human-made…
Google to hire more than 6,200 workers this year (AP)
AP – Google Inc. plans to hire more than 6,200 workers this year — boosting…
Missing woman’s phone was used on NY’s Long Island (AP)
AP – A call made from a missing prostitute’s cell phone on the day she…
A year later, Microsoft picture looks very different (Reuters)
Reuters – A year ago, Microsoft Corp blew away Wall Street’s earnings forecasts with blistering…
People aren’t born afraid of spiders and snakes: Fear is quickly learned during infancy
There’s a reason why Hollywood makes movies like Arachnophobia and Snakes on a Plane: Most…
Spiral galaxy: First Light for VIRUS-W spectrograph
A new observing instrument VIRUS-W saw “first light” on Nov. 10, 2010. Its first images…
Dynamic systems in living cells break the rules
There is considerable interest in understanding transport and information pathways in living cells. It is…