Researchers have found a way to use magnetic “nanobeads” to help detect chemical and biological…
Month: April 2011
RAD-tagging technology is demystifying genome sequencing
Take millions of puzzle pieces containing partial words and create full words, sentences, paragraphs and…
Fitness and frailty in adults linked to health outcomes
The prevalence of frailty, which is linked to earlier death, increases throughout adulthood as people…
Canada faces obesity epidemic, legislative changes are vital
With the increase in numbers of overweight children and young adults, Canada and other developed…
New sensor glove may help stroke patients recover mobility
People who have strokes are often left with moderate to severe physical impairments. Now, thanks…
Diamonds shine in quantum networks: Researchers hitch precious stone’s impurities onto nano-resonators
Researchers have come up with a way to use impurities in diamonds as a method…
Key players identified in cancer cells’ survival kit
Scientists have discovered new details of how cancer cells escape from tumor suppression mechanisms that…
Structural biologists reveal molecular architecture of key NMDA receptor subunit
Structural biologists have determined the molecular structure of a key portion, or subunit, of a…
Full 3-D invisibility cloak in visible light
Watching things disappear is an amazing experience. But making items vanish is not the reason…
What can twins tell us about mate choice?
What factors influence our choice of a mate? Is it our genes? Does a man…