Category: Research
Osseographic score.
Researchers have developed a biological marker that can be used to predict a person’s lifespan.
Post date: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008.
Texas Petawatt.
LASER was turned on Monday that is brighter than the surface of the sun.
Post date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008.
Nanoimpeller.
Researchers have designed a nanomachine that releases anticancer drugs directly into cancer cells.
Post date: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008.
TRPC5 calcium ion channels.
Researcher studying chloroform may have discovered how anesthesia actually works.
Post date: Monday, March 31st, 2008.
SATB1 gene.
Scientists identify gene that is responsible for causing breast cancer to metastasize.
Post date: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008.
Facial expression signature.
Researchers find evidence that facial expressions may be hereditary.
Post date: Tuesday, October 17th, 2006.
Photoacoustic detection.
Technique that allows scientists to detect skin cancer by hearing it.
Post date: Monday, October 16th, 2006.
Forskolin.
Extract that tricks skin cells into protection from sun tans mice in the lab.
Post date: Friday, October 13th, 2006.
TheraSphere.
Procedure that stops the progression of liver cancer by injecting patients with millions of glass beads. (via)
Post date: Friday, October 13th, 2006.
Mycoplasma mobile.
Scientists build motor that is powered by living bacteria. (via)
Post date: Friday, October 13th, 2006.
Cooling alpha emitters.
Astrophysicist is developing a process to make the half-life of radioactive waste decay in tens of years rather than thousands. (via)
Post date: Sunday, August 6th, 2006.
10 million bits per second.
Researchers calculate that the human retina transmits data at roughly the same speed as an Ethernet connection.
Post date: Thursday, July 27th, 2006.
Adipose-derived stem cells.
Researchers turn stem cells from human fat into smooth muscle cells.
Post date: Monday, July 24th, 2006.
Embolotherapy.
Technique of using bubbles to block oxygen flow to tumors. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 24th, 2006.
Neanderthal genome project.
Research project that will sequence the DNA of neanderthal in an attempt to clarify their relationship with modern-day humans. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 20th, 2006.
Antascomicin B.
Nerve-regenerating molecule scarcely found in nature that researchers are trying to build from scratch. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006.
Bone morpheonetic proteins.
Protein that induces cells to morph into bone can regenerate tissue around teeth damaged by gum disease. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006.
Nano lube.
Researchers discover that friction can be reduced at the nanoscale level by using vibration to discharge built up energy.
Post date: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006.
Plasma magnet.
Device that will create a plasma cloud around spacecraft and shield astronauts from cosmic rays.
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
RUES1.
Scientists grow human stem cells inside of a mouse embryo. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
Rounded body with a near-gaussian distribution of curvatures.
Researchers discover the shape of a pebble and that it never changes as it erodes.
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
Spidrex.
Scientists are using modified silk fibers to encourage damaged nerve cells to regenerate. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 13th, 2006.
Prosthetic retina.
Micro camera implanted into the eye that will restore vision for the blind. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 13th, 2006.
Alpha-farnesene.
Scientists have synthetically reproduced the fruit compound responsible for the natural smell of green apples.
Post date: Tuesday, July 11th, 2006.
Dz13.
Experimental drug that targets disease-causing genes and destroys them. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 10th, 2006.
Intraosteous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis.
Technology that attaches metal with human bone will allow connections for artificial implants to protrude out of the skin. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 5th, 2006.
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.
Researchers have created a device that can regrow teeth. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 30th, 2006.
Cytokine interleukin-7.
Scientists inject mice with an immune system regulator and prevent them from gaining weight. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, June 28th, 2006.
Psychological neoteny.
Researchers find that more people are growing up and are never reaching mental adulthood.
Post date: Monday, June 26th, 2006.
TMS
Handheld device that shoots an electromagnetic pulse and stops migraine headaches from forming. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 22nd, 2006.
TAX1BP2.
Scientists discover a protein that when disrupted triggers the onset of leukemia. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2006.
Low-density amorphous ice.
Research on a form of water supports the idea that living cells could survive cryopreservation and be reanimated. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2006.
Selective laser nano-thermolysis.
Scientists use gold nanoparticles to selectively target and destroy leukemia cells in bone marrow. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Tissue-engineered grafts.
Scientists engineer skeletal tissue to be electrically conductive and beat like a heart. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Circadian rhythm.
Nighttime exposure to artificial light disrupts melatonin levels in the body which may stimulate the growth of breast tumors. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.
Post date: Friday, June 16th, 2006.
Center for Grapevine Biotechnology.
Researchers are sequencing the genome of grapes to identify genes with characteristics that will help improve wine yields.
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
Loess.
Soil in the thawing Siberian permafrost may be releasing significant amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
Start digging.
Researcher has caculated that 99% of the gold on Earth resides within the core.
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
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