... archaeologists have discovered that early man, on the way to perfecting the performance of this new weapon, engaged in experimental research, producing a great variety of projectile points in the ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Researchers at MIT believe they've discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free cell phone minutes....
An international smuggling ring may have secretly shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with Iran, North Korea and other countries, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
A novel technique for reducing tumors in rats-using nano-sized, oil-based emulsions may be the latest weapon in fighting cancer.
... such as sleeping illness and malaria. Amoeba are ancient relatives of these pathogens and thus biofilm-derived weapons may provide an excellent basis for the design of new parasiticidal drugs.
... tularemia can be contracted by inhalation, Francisella tularensis has been designated a potential biological weapon. Since the events of September 2001 and the subsequent anthrax attacks on the USA, ...
... Today, some classes of organophosphates are used as insecticides while others have been categorized as chemical weapons.
Researchers have discovered a bacterial enzyme, phosphotriesterase, which can ...
... . This could have eventual real-world applications in identifying biological and chemical weapons at long distances and in optical communications.
However, these properties almost went undiscovered ...
... enforcement officers safely subdue dangerous or violent persons for years. The use of these weapons has been challenged, however, by claims that they may have contributed to more than 150 deaths in ...
... components with the same or newer materials and technologies. "Such actions may make the weapon more reliable, safer and more secure," the study says, "but they do no provide any new military ...
... can send blood cholesterol levels sky high. Northwestern University scientists now offer a promising new weapon -- synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the "good" cholesterol -- that could help ...
... years. Along with the sweeping reductions, many scientists are calling for a historic reinvention of the weapons complex, which will be shaped in large part by President-Elect Barack Obama. An article ...
A trio of new studies on prehistoric weapons suggests Neanderthals made sophisticated weapons and tools — possibly including the first sticky adhesive — but they lacked the projectile weapons ...
... . The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon (Bazooka, Karl Gustav) or a howitzer (Haubits) is fired. Scientists have demonstrated mild injury to ...
... better than high frequencies.
The microscopic examination of the brain showed that the blast from certain weapons produces small haemorrhages (bleeding) in the brain tissue and the meninges (lining ...
