The human gut is filled with 100 trillion symbiotic bacteria which we blissfully live with,…
Month: April 2011
A fracture in a person over 50 can be a sign of osteoporosis, yet many lack knowledge of disease
A fracture in a person over the age of 50 can be a sign of…
Scientists observe single gene activity in living cells in detail for first time
Researchers have for the first time observed the activity of a single gene in living…
Development in fog harvesting process may make water available to the world’s poor
An engineer and aspiring entrepreneur works on fog harvesting, the deployment of devices that, like…
Early warning system for Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists are developing a technique based on a new discovery which could pave the way…
Data miners dig for corrosion resistance
A better understanding of corrosion resistance may be possible using a data-mining tool. This tool…
Study in roundworm chromosomes may offer new clues to tumor genome development
A “promiscuous DNA replication process” may be responsible for large-scale genome duplications in developing tumors,…
Scientists engineer nanoscale vaults to encapsulate ‘nanodisks’ for drug delivery
The first steps toward the development of the vault nanoparticle into a versatile and effective…
Report: Russian software tycoon’s son ‘missing’
The son of Russian software giant Yevgeny Kaspersky has gone missing in Moscow, and according…
Report: Russian software tycoon’s son ‘missing’
The son of Russian software giant Yevgeny Kaspersky has gone missing in Moscow, and according…