Wedding DJs everywhere should be worried about job security now that a new robot is…
Month: June 2012
Lab-on-a-chip detects trace levels of toxic vapors in homes near Utah Air Force Base
A lab-on-a-chip technology that measures trace amounts of air contaminants in homes was successfully field-tested.
NASA satellites see wildfires across Colorado
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a natural-color image of Colorado wildfires raging on June 23, 2012.
New role for RNAi discovered: Epigenetic memory may pass RNA silencing from one generation to the next
Researchers have identified a mechanism related to RNAi that scans for intruders not by recognizing…
Touch therapy helps reduce pain, nausea in cancer patients, study suggests
Patients reported significant improvement in side effects of cancer treatment following just one Jin Shin…
Sifting through a trillion electrons
Modern research tools like supercomputers, particle colliders, and telescopes are generating so much data, so…
Genetic variant is linked to obesity and insulin resistance
A large study in people at risk of diabetes has found a direct association between…
Denser development is good for single-family home values
A study shows that, contrary to popular belief, there’s a positive association between higher neighborhood…
Duplicate spending on US veterans’ care costs billions
The US federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services…
Healthcare law gender gap: New U.S. poll shows women favor mandate more than men
Americans are divided along party, ideology and gender lines on a key provision of the…