A team of researchers in the United States and Switzerland has developed a polymer-based material…
Month: April 2011
What’s your gut type? Gut bacteria could help with diagnostics and influence treatments
Humans have three different gut types, scientists have found. The study also uncovers microbial genetic…
Beams of electrons link Saturn with its moon Enceladus
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have revealed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s diminutive moons, is…
How TRIM5 fights HIV: Scientists discover mechanism of protein that makes certain monkeys resistant
Thanks to a certain protein, rhesus monkeys are resistant to HIV. Known as TRIM5, the…
Mining data from electronic records: Faster way to get genetic clues to disease
Recruiting thousands of patients to collect health data for genetic clues to disease is expensive…
Nanomedicine one step closer to reality
A class of engineered nanoparticles — gold-centered spheres smaller than viruses — has been shown…
Adaptive trial designs could accelerate HIV vaccine development
In the past 12 years, four large-scale efficacy trials of HIV vaccines have been conducted…
Skype Android app update: Security fixes, 3G calls
Recently, we wrote about the discovery of a security exploit in the Skype for Android…
Skype Android app update: Security fixes, 3G calls
Recently, we wrote about the discovery of a security exploit in the Skype for Android…
Your iPhone is secretly tracking you all the time
Your iPhone has a hidden feature: It tracks and records your location constantly whether you…