Ultraviolet light can safely sterilize food, water and medical equipment by disrupting the DNA and…
Month: April 2011
Genes control fruit flies’ social groupings
A new study reveals how a fruit fly’s genes can influence the company it keeps….
Cuttlefish: From camo to tuxedo in less than a second
Cuttlefish have the amazing ability to instantly change their color and body pattern so they…
What Your Business Can Learn from the Amazon Cloud Outage (PC World)
PC World – The servers are back up and users can once again check in…
Medical evidence of torture neglected in Guantánamo Bay detainees, suggests review of records
Inspection of medical records, case files and legal affidavits provides compelling evidence that medical personnel…
Wind turbines: In the wake of the wind
Wind turbines not only produce power, they produce wakes — similar to what forms in…
Prey-tell: Why right whales linger in the Gulf of Maine
As they might with most endangered animals, scientists consider the whereabouts and activities of right…
New evidence on origin of supernovas
Astronomers may now know the cause of an historic supernova explosion that is an important…
Google replants its garage roots in tech workshops (AP)
AP – Amid all the free food and other goodies that come with a job…
New drug target discovered for kidney disease
Two discoveries point to potential new drug therapies for patients with kidney disease.