Brilliant Cornell University Researchers say that they have found a solution to creating yet more proficient solar cells. Well, as it turns out, particular molecules found in blue jeans and some other ink dyes may be used in a process for assembling a structure called “covalent organic framework” or COF, which help to make cheaper, [...]
When age-old border disputes become resolved, peacefully, there is cause for celebration. At the very least, you can count on some sense of relief. But the end of the wrangle between India and Bangladesh over a tiny island located in the Bay of Bengal actually spells cause for concern on a global scale. Neither side [...]
February 4, 2009 – 9:50 am
February 4 is World Cancer Day. And it’s important we take measures against this awful disease. A research conducted by the International Union Against Cancer concludes that 7 million people die each year around the world of cancer, and 11 million others are being diagnosed with cancer each year. Alarmingly, estimates say that by the [...]
November 27, 2008 – 11:30 am
This was published today in Science Daily: Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell’s ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in particular settings. This mechanism, which applies both to fungus and to us, might represent a universal culprit for aging. … For some time, scientists have know that a [...]
November 19, 2008 – 10:03 am
Kangaroos ‘are closely related to humans’, scientists claim. Losses Of Long-established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution. We have created human-animal embryos already, say British team.