We all struggle to concentrate when there are roadworks taking place outside our window. New…
Month: March 2011
Food science challenges for NASA missions to Mars
Space food for astronauts tastes better and is now healthier than ever before due to…
New test for ‘pluripotent’ stem cells
“Pluripotent” stem cells — which have the potential to mature into almost any cell in…
New camera makes seeing the ‘invisible’ possible
The science similar to the type used in airport body scanners could soon be used…
New gene regions identified that predispose people to heart attacks: Some hint at previously unknown mechanisms that increase risk
Scientists have identified 13 new gene sites associated with the risk of coronary artery disease…
Enzyme enhances, erases long-term memories in rats; Can restore even old, fading memories, say scientists
Even long after it is formed, a memory in rats can be enhanced or erased…
Mobility Reigns Supreme at GDC
Every year, hordes of video game professionals and wannabe industry insiders flock to San Francisco…
Great tits also have age-related defects
The offspring of older great tit females are much less successful than those of younger…
Odd corn plant provides insight into how corn makes hormones
It’s a corn plant only a geneticist could love. Its ears — if it makes…
New compound rids cells of Alzheimer protein debris
If you can’t stop the beta-amyloid protein plaques from forming in Alzheimer’s disease patients, then…