A novel technique precisely pinpoints the location of proteins that read and regulate chromosomes. The…
Month: January 2012
Solving the mystery of an old diabetes drug that may reduce cancer risk
Researchers now report on how the diabetes drug metformin potentially reduces cancer risk.
Pirate Bay offers its home page to promote indie artists (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – On a day when so much of the Internet is participating in…
‘Women worse at math than men’ explanation scientifically incorrect, experts say
Researchers have conducted a review that casts doubt on the accuracy of a popular theory…
Taking another look at the roots of social psychology
Psychology textbooks have made the same historical mistake over and over. Now the inaccuracy is…
Faster-than-fast Fourier transform
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that, in a large range of practically important cases,…
Climate balancing: Sea-level rise vs. surface temperature change rates
Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply…
Which direction now? Just ask the north-facing map in your head
You’re driving from work to pick up your kids at school. The drive is familiar;…
Breast cancer cells targeted, then burned, by gold-filled silicon wafers
By shining infrared light on specially designed, gold-filled silicon wafers, scientists have successfully targeted and…
Contact lenses provide extended pain relief to laser eye surgery patients
Scientists are reporting development of contact lenses that could provide a continuous supply of anesthetic…