Data exfiltration is the unauthorized transfer of sensitive information from a target’s network to a…
Month: September 2013
NASA Curiosity rover detects no methane on Mars
Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian environment lacks methane. This is a…
Is this my finger? Sensory illusion study provides new insight for body representation brain disorders
People can be easily tricked into believing an artificial finger is their own, shows a…
Calming fear during sleep
A fear memory was reduced in people by exposing them to the memory over and…
Formation of unusual ring of radiation around Earth explained
Since the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, scientists believed these belts consisted of…
Protein identified that regulates cellular trafficking, potential for anti-cancer therapy
Scientists have identified a new regulator for the intracellular trafficking of proteins between the endoplasmic…
Creating electricity with caged atoms
Clathrates are crystals consisting of tiny cages in which single atoms can be enclosed. These…
Scientists closer to universal flu vaccine after pandemic ‘natural experiment’
Scientists have moved closer to developing a universal flu vaccine after using the 2009 pandemic…
A boost for cellular profiling
A team of researchers report a dramatically improved technique for analyzing the genes expressed within…
Propofol discovery may aid development of new anesthetics
Researchers for the first time have identified the site where the widely used anesthetic drug…