Researchers are working to develop a power plant that, like the sun, derives energy from…
Month: February 2011
Little decline in hepatitis C infections among injection drug users, study finds
A recent 20-year study of injection drug users in Baltimore found a significant decline in…
Secrets in stone: Rare archaeological find in Norway
It looked to be a routine excavation of what was thought to be a burial…
Novel immune system-based gene therapy induces strong responses in metastatic melanoma, sarcoma
Researchers have found that a novel form of personalized therapy that genetically engineers a patient’s…
New appreciation of the ecology-evolution dynamic
Ecology drives evolution. Scientists now describe a growing evidence that the reverse is also true,…
Apple Hit With Another Suit Alleging Privacy Violations (PC World)
PC World – Apple has been hit with another lawsuit accusing it of privacy violations…
Expo Notes: Get your heart pumping with Scosche’s myTrek (Macworld)
Macworld – While there were plenty of cases and gadgets available for iOS devices at…
Children’s genetic potentials are subdued by poverty: Effects show by age 2
Children from poorer families do worse in school, are less likely to graduate from high…
Plants can adapt genetically to survive harsh environments
Scientist have found genetic evidence of how some plants adapt to live in unfavorable conditions,…
Seeing kidney injury, as it happens: Animal-model study offers glimpse at real-time changes in kidney
The current check for kidney disease is a simple blood test for serum creatinine, but…