Scientists have made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are…
Month: January 2012
Warming in the Tasman Sea, near Australia, a global warming hot spot
Oceanographers have identified a series of ocean hotspots around the world generated by strengthening wind…
Review: Odd experimentation reveals muddled result (AP)
AP – “Purple Naked Ladies,” The Internet (Odd Future)
Sun unleashes an X1.8 class flare on Jan. 27, 2012
The sun unleashed an X1.8 class flare that began at 1:12 PM ET on January…
Processes leading to acute myeloid leukemia discovered
Researchers have discovered a molecular pathway that may explain how a particularly deadly form of…
Willpower and desires: Turning up the volume on what you want most
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news…
Need muscle for a tough spot? Turn to fat stem cells
Stem cells derived from fat have a surprising trick up their sleeves: Encouraged to develop…
Oxygen molecule survives to enormously high pressures
Using computer simulations, researchers have shown that the oxygen molecule (O2) is stable up to…
Targeted DNA vaccine using an electric pulse
The vaccines of the future against infections, influenza and cancer can be administered using an…
Long-term response plan for possible Cuban oil spill
Researchers are working on long-term sustainability study to prepare for an oil spill that could…