New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning…
Month: January 2012
Are diet soft drinks bad for you?
A new study finds a potential link between daily consumption of diet soft drinks and…
Evolutionary geneticist helps to find butterfly gene, clue to age-old question
An evolutionary geneticist helped discover the gene in passion vine butterflies that keeps predators from…
Researchers identify cell-permeable peptide that inhibits hepatitis C
Researchers have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks…
China dissident tried over Skype messages, poem (Reuters)
Reuters – Chinese prosecutors cited a poem and messages sent on Skype against a dissident…
The Kindle and Nook — Good for More Than Just E-Books (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – They’ve got the brand names of popular black and white e-readers. But the…
UMass social media study highlights shift in how companies converse with consumers (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – The way consumers interact with their favorite brands may be shifting. According…
Twitter CEO says blocking policy over-distilled (AP)
AP – Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sought to calm the global outrage over the company’s…
Mexicans overcharged billions for phone, web: study (Reuters)
Reuters – Mexicans have been overcharged $13.4 billion a year for phone and internet services…
New Sundance film lets a computer shuffle the plot every time (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – It’s fun rewatching a movie you love over and over again, but it…