We recently came across a variant of the BIFROSE malware that has been rewritten for UNIX…
Month: March 2016
Eliminating GMOs would take toll on environment, economies
Higher food prices, a significant boost in greenhouse gas emissions due to land use change…
Autism test on the horizon as firm screens for signatures of disorder
A company is screening blood samples in an effort to develop a biologically based method…
How to tame your robot
A student has put the power of interacting with robots into our hands — literally.
More than 200,000 in Massachusetts still without health insurance
The cost of health insurance, limits in eligibility and difficulties with the application process are…
Understanding spit
This is a story about spit. Not just any spit, but the saliva of cyst…
Is conservation aid preventing deforestation?
International conservation aid may lead to more deforestation in sub-Saharan African countries Better governance can…
Identity unearthed: How excavations in Sudan reveal the transformation Egyptian, Nubian culture
An anthropologist details how excavations in Sudan reveal the transformation Egyptian and Nubian culture. In…
Twin study: Genetics, environment affect different regions of the brain
Evidence has been found that genetic influence on cerebral glucose metabolism played a major role…
Low vitamin D predicts aggressive prostate cancer
A new study provides a major link between low levels of vitamin D and aggressive…