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French scientists study plant seed in 3D
7.10.2006 | Press monitoring
GRENOBLE, France - French scientists have studied a plant seed using synchrotron light -- the first time a living organism has been studied using a synchrotronic source.
Mobile phone radiation results may ring the changes
7.10.2006 | Press monitoring
Are mobile phones safe to use? Well, it depends who you talk to. Manufacturers of mobile phones claim that they are harmless and that there is no evidence to suggest that using a mobile phone increases your risk of contracting brain cancer or disorders of the nervous system. This has been backed up so far by research but that is not the whole...
Cardiologist's 'Living Chip' Changes Science Of Disease Monitoring
6.10.2006 | Press monitoring
For patients living with heart failure and other health conditions, blood draws and diagnostic tests are commonplace in order to evaluate their condition. Often, though, chemical or physiologic changes silently cause damage that is not detected until much later.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
5.10.2006 | Press monitoring
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2006 jointly to Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello for their discovery of "RNA interference – gene silencing by double-stranded RNA".
FEEL THE POW(D)ER - Precise and reproducible addition of powdery substances
5.10.2006 | Press monitoring
Is it possible to precisely, reproducibly and safely add a desired amount of powder or powdery substances to your processes? Can it be done automatically? And at a reasonable price? - YES, it is !
New Way To Make Antibiotics: Discovery Will Help In Fight Against 'Superbugs'
5.10.2006 | Press monitoring
University of Minnesota and University of Michigan researchers have discovered a new method of developing antibiotics, an important step in fighting the growing number of drug-resistant infections.
Discovery of the first resistance gene to rice yellow mottle virus
5.10.2006 | Press monitoring
Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) was first identified in 1966 in Kenya. It has since been reported in most African countries where rice is grown. The disease is characterized by the appearance of mottling and then tissue death on the leaves. The fertility and development of seeds are affected, which causes considerable yield losses at harvest....
First tree joins genome club
5.10.2006 | Press monitoring
Poplar sequence could help to turn trees into better fuels.
Double Quantum Dots Control Kondo Effect In Nanoscience Study
5.10.2006 | Press monitoring
Two quantum dots connected by wires could help scientists better control the Kondo effect in experiments, according to a study by Ohio University and University of Florida physicists published in a recent issue of Physical Review Letters.
Artificial Cornea Is In Sight, Thanks To Biomimetic Hydrogels
4.10.2006 | Press monitoring
If eyes are "the windows of the soul," corneas are the panes in those windows. They shield the eye from dust and germs. They also act as the eye's outermost lens, contributing up to 75 percent of the eye's focusing power.
