Clyde Snow, a forensic anthropologist who worked on cases ranging from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to mass graves in Argentina, has died. He was 86.
Archaeology
May 18, 2014
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First approved by the FDA in the 1970s, the chemotherapy drug cisplatin and its relative carboplatin remain mainstays of treatment for lung, head and neck, testicular and ovarian cancer. However, cisplatin's use is limited ...
Biochemistry
May 5, 2014
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Scientists have a better way to study human proteins—large molecules that are part of every cell in the body—thanks to a new technology developed by University of Toronto researchers. The technology tracks a class of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2014
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When NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity sends a photograph of the alien landscape back to Earth, it relays the information as digital data, a series of ones and zeros that computers assemble into pictures that we can see. What ...
Biotechnology
Mar 12, 2014
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People's racial prejudices are influenced by where they live, reports a new study led by Oxford University psychologists.
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —UNSW chemical engineers have synthesised a new iron oxide nanoparticle that delivers cancer drugs to cells while simultaneously monitoring the drug release in real time.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Researchers are developing a system that uses tiny magnetic beads to quickly detect rare types of cancer cells circulating in a patient's blood, an advance that could help medical doctors diagnose cancer earlier ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 2, 2013
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On a rectangular chip slightly smaller than a person's finger, two scientists and an engineer are writing what they hope will be the blueprint for the future of drug testing.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 27, 2013
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Fossil fuel companies have been funding smear campaigns that raise doubts about climate change, writes John Sauven in the latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine.
Environment
Jul 4, 2013
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Today's technological innovation enables smartphone users to diagnose serious diseases such as diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing into a small gadget, a nanofiber breathing sensor, mounted ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 11, 2013
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