(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species barrier and become virulent.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2009
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An international group of anthropologists offers a new theory about the diffusion of maize to the Southwestern United States and the impact it had.
Archaeology
Dec 8, 2009
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(AP) -- MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million.
Internet
Dec 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's effort to deploy the first satellite mission to advance global precipitation observations from space moved closer to this goal when agency officials approved critical elements for the Global Precipitation ...
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2009
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Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other apes and primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time, according ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian astronomers have released the first set of data from the first project to look at the effects of "dark energy" halfway back in the Universe's lifetime.
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2009
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(AP) -- Broadcom Corp.'s co-founder took the witness stand Tuesday in the fraud trial of the company's former chief financial officer.
Business
Dec 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits.
Nanomaterials
Dec 8, 2009
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Scientists have proved experimentally what has been suspected since the discovery of Merkel cells in the skin over a century ago: the sense of light touch that is critical for hand dexterity would not be possible without ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2009
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While navigating the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells to save a patient suffering from a raging bacterial infection, young teenage players of the "Immune Attack" video game measurably improved their understanding ...
Other
Dec 8, 2009
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