One Billion Deaths From Tobacco
In the October issue of the journal Nature Cancer Reviews, Penn State science historian Robert Proctor predicts that, left unchecked,…
Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Autism
Women who have had a major stressful event – death of a spouse, job loss, or a long-distance move –…
Nanoscale Computer Built Using Biological Molecules
A group of scientists headed by Prof. Ehud Shapiro at the Weizmann Institute of Science has used biological molecules to…
New Family of Naturally Occurring Antibiotics Found
Two North Carolina State University researchers, Drs. Edward Noga and Umaporn Silphaduang, have isolated a previously undiscovered family of naturally…
The Puzzle Of Gender-Bending Salmon
University of Idaho zoologist James Nagler is sampling more chinook salmon from Northwest rivers this fall in hope of solving…
Brain Operates Differently In Deception And Honesty
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that telling a lie and telling the truth require…
Single Ion Used As A Quantum Probe
Researchers at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Garching have succeeded in using an ion trap to precisely…
Get A Pet For Better Health
It might be the prescription of the future: Take two aspirin and get a pet immediately. Numerous studies have shown…
Electrical Circuits That Assemble Themselves
A study initiated by a North Carolina State University chemical engineer has discovered a new method of growing microscopic wires…