With millions of adults and children avoiding nutritious foods because of the bitter taste, and…
Month: March 2011
Creating the perfect Bloody Mary: Good chemistry of fresh ingredients
After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other…
First practical nanogenerator produces electricity with pinch of the fingers
After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable…
‘Bacterial dirigibles’ emerge as next-generation disease fighters
Scientists have developed bacteria that serve as mobile pharmaceutical factories, both producing disease-fighting substances and…
Scientists devise targeted therapy strategy for rare form of childhood cancer
Scientists have caused cells in a rare, lethal form of cancer to begin behaving like…
Calculating livestock numbers by weather and climate
Ranchers in the central Great Plains may be using some of their winter downtime in…
How plants absorb pollutants
Scientists have investigated the distribution of contaminants in the roots of ryegrass. Recent studies had…
Catching cancer with carbon nanotubes: New device to test blood can spot cancer cells, HIV on the fly
A bioengineer and an aeronautical engineer have together created a new device that can detect…
Skills training can improve responses to disclosures of trauma
New research concludes that even brief training can help people learn how to be more…
Nokia sues Apple again over patents (AP)
AP – Nokia is suing Apple in the United States for allegedly infringing patents in…