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News | Archive (24 May 2010)
Chott el Jerid, Tunisia - the closest thing to Mars on Earth?
— 16:27 GMT | AstronomyFrom 24-31 May, a team of nine scientists and geologists will be analysing one of the most Mars-like places on Earth, Chott el Jerid in South West Tunisia, in preparation for future missions to the Red Planet. The field campaign has been organised by the Europlanet Research Infrastructure…
New INL invention could aid Mars probes' search for life
— 16:27 GMT | TechnologyThe next generation of Mars rovers could have smaller, cheaper, more robust and more sensitive life-detecting instruments, thanks to a new invention by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory…
A new cancer vaccine starves tumours of blood
— 16:25 GMT | HealthA DNA-vaccine that restricts the supply of blood to tumours has been developed by scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The vaccine slows the growth of breast cancer tumours in mice…
New research indicates that DNA sequence itself influences mutation rate
— 16:22 GMT | HealthGenetic variation due to DNA mutation is a driving force of adaptation and evolution, as well as a contributing factor to disease. However, the mechanisms governing DNA mutation rate are not well understood. In a report published online today in Genome Research (http://www.genome.org), researchers have identified intrinsic properties of DNA that influence mutation rate, shedding light on mechanisms involved in genome maintenance and potentially disease…
Antibacterial silver nanoparticles are a blast
— 16:19 GMT | TechnologyWriting in the International Journal of Nanoparticles, Rani Pattabi and colleagues at Mangalore University, explain how blasting silver nitrate solution with an electron beam can generate nanoparticles that are more effective at killing all kinds of bacteria, including gram-negative species that are not harmed by conventional antibacterial agents…
Male antelopes trick females into extra sex opportunities
— 16:16 GMT | BiologyScientists have caught male topi antelopes in the act of faking fear in front of females in heat as a way to improve their chances of having sex…
New research into safer drugs puts pills through the printer
— 16:13 GMT | HealthA collaboration between the University of Leeds, Durham University and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is looking at 'printing' pills to order, to create safer and faster-acting medicines…
Residential care home workers need more training to give older people a 'home for life'
— 16:10 GMT | HealthCarers working in residential homes need funding and support to upskill to ensure more older people have a home for life instead of being transferred to hospitals and nursing homes, according to a new report…
Do we clamp the umbilical cord too soon?
— 16:07 GMT | HealthThe timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth should be delayed just a few minutes longer, suggest researchers at the University of South Florida's Centre of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair…
Nine new species for disappearing handfish family
— 16:04 GMT | BiologyNine new species of handfish have been described by CSIRO in research that highlights an urgent need to better understand and protect the diversity of life in Australia's oceans. The new species are described in a review of the handfish family by Hobart-based fish taxonomists from the CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Daniel Gledhill and Peter Last…
Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm
Scientists create light from vacuum