Australian scientists have identified the behaviour of the mutant protein 'huntingtin' which leads to the fatal Huntington's disease providing potential targets to treat the disease, a University of Melbourne study reveals.
Biochemistry
Jul 28, 2010
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The quickest, best way to slow the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice is to reduce soot emissions from the burning of fossil fuel, wood and dung, according to a new study by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson.
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2010
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Just as cooking helps people digest food, pretreating polycarbonate plastic — source of a huge environmental headache because of its bisphenol A (BPA) content — may be the key to disposing of the waste in an eco-friendly ...
Biochemistry
Jul 28, 2010
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Genetic investigators say the partnership between people and the ancestors of today's donkeys was sealed not by monarchs trying to establish kingdoms, but by mobile, pastoral people who had to recruit animals to help them ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2010
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Researchers have found that an enzyme in the bacteria that causes cholera uses a previously unknown mechanism in providing the bacteria with energy. Because the enzyme is not found in most other organisms, including humans, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 28, 2010
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Muscovites Wednesday coughed their way through the hottest days of weather on record in the Russian capital as a smog cloud created by peat fires blanketed the city for a third day in a row.
Environment
Jul 28, 2010
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Amazon had sold out of its basic Kindle electronic book reader on Wednesday with no indication as to when deliveries would resume.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 28, 2010
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US mobile phone maker Motorola took the gloves off on Wednesday and bought a full-page advertisment in The New York Times to poke fun at the antenna issues with Apple's latest iPhone.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 28, 2010
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(AP) -- Comcast Corp. reported lower second-quarter earnings Wednesday partly because of costs related to its pending takeover of NBC Universal, yet it saw improvements in advertising and demand for pricier television services.
Business
Jul 28, 2010
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Britain said on Wednesday that it intended to pay up to 5,000 pounds (7,800 dollars, 6,000 euros) towards the cost of buying a new low-carbon car, despite an austerity drive that had threatened the programme.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 28, 2010
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