Researchers have found a way to block, in an animal model, the damaging inflammation that…
Month: October 2011
Smarter toxins help crops fight resistant pests
An international collaboration has found that a small genetic manipulation restores the efficacy of crop-protecting…
Scientists discover three new gene faults which could increase melanoma risk by 30 percent
Researchers have discovered the first DNA faults linked to melanoma — the deadliest skin cancer…
Graphene’s ‘Big Mac’ creates next generation of chips
Scientists in the UK have come one step closer to creating the next generation of…
Small molecules can starve cancer cells
Researchers in Denmark have found that a small molecule in our cells can block autophagy…
If you don’t snooze, do you lose? Wake-sleep patterns affect brain synapses during adolescence
An ongoing lack of sleep during adolescence could lead to more than dragging, foggy teens,…
Biologists use Sinatra-named fly to show how to see the blues — and the greens
Biologists have identified a new mechanism for regulating color vision by studying a mutant fly…
Study shows how bookmarking genes pre-cell division hastens their subsequent reactivation
By observing and measuring the kinetics of activation of a single gene locus in a…
Mass. schools team up for supercomputer center (AP)
AP – At a gritty industrial site occupied a century ago by a textile mill,…
Record pre-orders for iPhone 4S, despite gloomy predictions on demand (Appolicious)
Appolicious – It’s an understatement to describe last week as momentous for Apple and its…