Following up on earlier theoretical predictions, researchers have now demonstrated experimentally the existence of a…
Month: December 2012
First ever ‘atlas’ of T cells in human body
By analyzing tissues harvested from organ donors, researchers have created the first ever “atlas” of…
Small wasps to control a big pest?
Five species of parasitic wasps have been found associated with the vector of the Pine…
Genomic ‘hotspots’ offer clues to causes of autism, other disorders
Scientists have discovered that “random” mutations in the genome are not quite so random after…
Clean air: New paints break down nitrogen oxides
Surfaces with photo-catalytic characteristics clean the air off nitrogen oxides and other health-endangering substances. Using…
Scientists create nanoscale window to biological world
Researchers have invented a way to directly image biological structures at their most fundamental level…
Dragonflies have human-like ‘selective attention’
In a discovery that may prove important for cognitive science, our understanding of nature and…
Steering stem cells to become two different building blocks for new blood vessels
Growing new blood vessels in the lab is a tough challenge, but an engineering team…
Maya expert weighs in on Dec. 21 apocalypse theories
Rusty Barrett, an expert on Mayan culture, weighed in on how the Mayan calendar works,…
3 Reasons Why Africa Will be the New Haven for Cybercriminals
We’ve been hearing much about how Africa is rapidly catching up with the rest of…