The BBC has reported promising results from a gene therapy trial designed to halt the progressive loss of sight in people suffering from a genetic condition called Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA). SciScoop Science Forum »
It’s that time of year again and hurricane season is creeping up on us fast. It seems as if the storms get worse each year. I heard about TS Hannah threatening us and is supposed to be reaching the Carolina’s this weekend!  If you live in an area that... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by Make Use Of)
“What you are seeing us doing with DHS and FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) is the beginning of bigger things to come in the future,” stated MySpace chief security officer Hemanshu Nigam. News Corporation (NYSE:NWS) subsidiary, MySpace.com... (posted on 5 Sep 2008 by Pulse 2)
In 2007, Paul Rothemund gave TED a short summary of his specialty, DNA folding. Now he lays out in clear, adundant detail the immense promise of this field — to create tiny machines that assemble themselves. (posted on 3 Sep 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)
Bedford, MA-based iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) said today that the U.S. Army has awarded it a contract for military robots, spare parts, training, and repair services that could bring the company up to $200 million over the next 5 years and give the Army more... (posted on 2 Sep 2008 by Xconomy)
Hitachi and a Japanese university has developed a new chip containing both 'logic' (arithmetic unit) and an MRAM (spintronics-based) chip. Placing memory and logic together makes it quicker and the MRAM means that the memory does not have to be... (posted on 1 Sep 2008 by SciScoop Science Forum)

27 Aug 2008

Cancer Myths Debunked

There are many myths about cancer and its causes. For instance, environmental factors are not the big risk many people assume while established risk factors, such as drinking alcohol are ignored. The first global survey on the topic of cancer... (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by SciScoop Science Forum)

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