China sets up 3rd Antarctic research station
Vietnam Net
China has set up its third Antarctic research station, also the country's first on the continent's inland, marking a significant step in polar exploration.
Singapore Scientists First to Uncover Key Protein that can Potentially Cause the Death of Cancer Cells
Japan Corporate News
Singapore, Jan 16, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - Researchers from A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have become the first to discover and characterize a human protein called Bax-beta, which can potentially cause the death of...
Clue To Stopping Breast-cancer Metastasis Discovered
Science Daily
... tumor and into the blood vessels and lymphatics to spread throughout the body," said Otey, associate professor of cell and molecular physiology. To conduct the study, the researchers grew breast cancer cells in an "invasion chamber," i...
Bringing easy-to-use, effective natural family planning to American women
EurekAlert!
( Georgetown University Medical Center ) A three-year HHS Office of Population Affairs award to Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health will enable federally supported programs in California and Massachusetts to offer the ...
454 Sequencing Helps Identify Herpes-like Viruses That May Contribute to Pandemic Decline of Tropical Reefs
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
BRANFORD, Conn.----In an effort to determine the influence of viral pathogens in declining coral health, researchers at San Diego State University recently used metagenomic analysis with the Genome Sequencer System from 454 Life Sciences t...
Grifols Inaugurates the GRIFOLS ACADEMY OF PLASMAPHERESIS in Glendale, Arizona
ITNews
GLENDALE, Arizona, January 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - The state-of-the-art facility, located just outside of Phoenix, Arizona, will serve as a unique learning environment for the professional development and educational advancement of Grifols' em...
Africa: An Anatomy of Cholera
AllAfrica.com
Johannesburg — Cholera is a waterborne disease that has surfaced in almost all parts of the world, and the mere mention of its name is often enough to induce panic in communities.
Stretch yourself: Exercise for the elderly is a growing and rewarding field
Independent
We are an ageing population. In the future, there will not only be more older people, but they will live longer and therefore be more likely to have disabilities. If we don't act quickly to help increase their levels of independence, socie...
Of giraffes and more: Librarians field complicated questions on the reference desk
The Kalamazoo Gazette
Kalamazoo Public Library staff who work on the reference desk received over 192,580 questions from library patrons in the past year. They discuss some of the most memorable queries and share how they were able to find the answers.
LFCC working to add teachers
Winchester Star
Debbie Keller, LFCC’s human resources analyst, said the application process can be handled online. Instructors are needed to teach anatomy and physiology, chemistry, public speaking, English, geology, history, information systems technology...
China sets up 3rd Antarctic research station
People's Daily
China has set up its third Antarctic research station, also the country's first on the continent's inland, marking a significant step in polar exploration. The Kunlun station was erected at Dome Argus (Dome A), the pole's highest icecap at ...
Jonathan Doust: 'A broad sporting, political and cultural momentum equals jobs for sport science graduates'
Independent
Sport is big business. It has a value of more than £15bn to the UK economy and employs over half a million people. Its influence spreads beyond the simple playing of the game. It was a broad sporting, political and cultural momentum that l...
