Science Update

Radiation Protection

May 1, 2008

Scientists are taking lessons from tumor cells to fight the damaging effects of radiation and …

April 28, 2008

Exposure to radiation in space could make astronauts prone to cancer.

April 25, 2008

ALL ABOUT BLOOD: The antimicrobial powers of alligator blood, getting blood from a fruit fly, mental …

April 23, 2008

Alligator blood may be a source of powerful antimicrobials.

April 22, 2008

Our brains may get pleasure from high-calorie foods that has nothing to do with taste.

April 21, 2008

A new technique can draw pure blood from a single fruit fly.

April 18, 2008

GENETICS & EVOLUTION: Exclusively human genes, transitional fossils, and the history of …

April 16, 2008

Scientists test whether predators really mistake the eyespots on the wings of some butterflies for …

April 14, 2008

We inherited most of our genes from our evolutionary ancestors. But a small percentage of genes only …

April 11, 2008

INSECTS & SPIDERS: Spiders play dead for sex, how to make a queen bee, foiling the mosquito's …

April 10, 2008

Fermenting soy reduces its allergenicity by 99 percent.