Science News – Weekly Newsletter for March 1-7, 2011

Radio-guided op safe, simple way to remove cancerous nodules in lung


WASHINGTON - Italian researchers have suggested that using tiny spheres of radioactive liquid to guide surgeons as they remove potentially cancerous material in the lungs is safe and more effective than other techniques. Luca Bertolaccini, Alberto Terzi and colleagues from Santa Croce e Carle Hospital in Cuneo, Italy, studied a technique known as radio-guided surgery in ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Radio-guided op safe, simple way to remove cancerous nodules in lung.

Science News – Weekly Newsletter for February 21-28, 2011

Life in the Metro: A networking site to find love, pals


NEW DELHI - Here’s good news for Delhi Metro users. If you are bored of commuting alone and eager to find a match or make friends, there is a social networking site just for you. The brainchild of 24-year-old management student Sameer Suri, the portal www.metromates.in is fast becoming popular among young Metro commuters. .... Read the original article  : here.

Science News – Weekly Newsletter for February 14-21, 2011

Study sheds light on RNA 'on/off switches'


LONDON - A recent study has shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in response to a cell’s energy needs. Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute show these recently discovered RNA “riboswitches” are capable of more complex functions than originally thought. In addition, because riboswitches so far have been found .... Source  : Study sheds light on RNA ‘on/off switches’.

Science News – Weekly Newsletter for February 7-14, 2011

Scientists create DNA engine that can be observed in real-time


LONDON - Scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Oxford have succeeded in creating a programable molecular transport system, the workings of which can be observed in real time. The results could lead to the development of advanced drug delivery methods and molecular manufacturing systems. The system relies on the self-assembly properties of DNA origami and ... Original article on : Scientists create DNA engine that can be observed in real-time.

Science News – Weekly Newsletter for February 1-7, 2011

Making rain? Rubbished idea that may work


LONDON - At the height of the Vietnam War, soldiers who heard US aircraft flying high over the Ho Chi Minh trail might have feared bombs were about to fall from the sky. In fact, the airplanes were just trying to make it rain, but they were not very good at it. The plan ... Read more : Making rain? Rubbished idea that may work.

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