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Chemistry World March 22, 2009 Sarah Houlton |
Integrin inhibitors could promote tumour growth A group of scientists has found that at low doses these drugs might actually have the opposite effect and promote tumor growth.  |
Popular Mechanics April 2009 Ben Block |
Can Fish Teach us to Make Hydropower in Calm Waters? Hydropower researchers at the University of Michigan are borrowing strategies from fish to maximize the energy that can be harvested from slow-moving water.  |
Chemistry World March 17, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Electronic 'nose' could shed light on sense of smell Korean researchers have combined human smell receptors with nanotechnology to create a new kind of 'bio-electronic nose'  |
Scientific American April 2009 Kate Wong |
Super Serpent: Bus-Size Snake Ruled Rainforest 2 Million Years Ago (Thankfully) The 13-meter-long Titanoboa could easily outstretch today's anaconda  |
Scientific American April 2009 Michael Tennesen |
Snakebit: Southern Pacific rattlesnake versus humans Humans may have paved the way for the Southern Pacific rattlesnake  |
Scientific American April 2009 Marina Krakovsky |
Why it Pays for Cheaters to Punish Other Cheaters A theory of selfish punishment has implications ranging from evolutionary biology to tolerance for the mafia.  |
Chemistry World March 16, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Nanodumbbells Target Cancer Cells US scientists have designed nanoparticles that function like 'guided missiles' in the targeted destruction of breast cancer cells.  |
Scientific American March 2009 Brendan Borrell |
Finding Balance: A Novel Theory on Seasickness Is poor posture control the real cause of motion sickness?  |
Scientific American March 2009 Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment  |
Scientific American March 2009 W. Wayt Gibbs |
Evolution in a Bottle: Synthetic Life Oozes Closer to Reality Self-replicating RNAs advance science another step toward artificial life  |
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