New University of Washington research suggests that early microbes might have been widespread on land,…
Month: September 2012
iPhone can diagnose thyroid disease
An iPhone and specially-designed image analysis app is able to diagnose and manage the treatment…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft: Crew access arm reaches for new and heritage technologies
NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Ground Systems Development and Operations Program engineers in Florida are combining…
Hubble catches glowing gas and dark dust in a side-on spiral
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a sharp image of NGC 4634, a spiral…
Young cancer survivors often forgo medical care due to costs
Many survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers avoid routine medical care because it’s too…
ISA virus infects salmon from within
New findings on the interaction between an influenza-related virus and the host provide a significant…
New study of political defections identifies ‘personality type’ prone to switch sides
A new study on political defections has identified an ‘archetype’ for someone who is likely…
Cancer research yields unexpected new way to produce nylon
In their quest for a cancer cure, researchers made a serendipitous discovery — a molecule…
Researchers solve puzzle of B-cell lymphoma development
In germinal centers, immune cells learn to fight pathogens with high specificity. Researchers have now…
Some deadly breast cancers share genetic features with ovarian tumors
The most comprehensive analysis yet of breast cancer shows that one of the most deadly…