Science Centric

Monday the 21st of March 2011

Mutant prions help cells foil harmful protein misfolding - 10:50

Climate change hits home - 10:50

Saturday the 19th of March 2011

Pollen also appears outside flowering season - 10:40

Scientists find candidate for new TB vaccine - 10:40

New blood analysis chip could lead to disease diagnosis in minutes - 10:00

Researchers step closer to treatment of virulent hospital infection - 10:00

An icy gaze into the Big Bang - 10:00

Researchers gain new insight into the brain's ability to reorganise itself - 10:00

Scientists find a key to maintaining our DNA - 10:00

Centre director says FDA hitting milestones in tobacco law - 10:00

Enhancing the magnetism - 10:00

How to help heal an injured joint - 10:00

Fairy wrens: Accountants of the animal kingdom - 09:20

Is space like a chessboard? - 09:20

Friday the 18th of March 2011

Upgrading the vanadium redox battery - 10:50

Stem cells may be key to understanding the origins of colon cancer and detecting relapse - 10:50

Life expectancy rising in UK and Europe despite obesity epidemic - 10:50

Max Planck researchers urge more prominent role for zoos - 10:50

Enzyme can steer cells or possibly stop them in their tracks - 10:50

Are the wealthiest countries the smartest countries? - 10:50

Scientists ID possible biomarker to gauge Alzheimer's prognosis, effect of therapies - 10:10

Transmissible treatment proposed for HIV could target superspreaders to curb epidemic - 10:10

Intervention offers 'best chance' to save species endangered by climate change - 10:10

Ecologists use 70-year-old pressed plants to chart city's vanishing native flora - 10:10

Daily home dialysis makes 'restless legs' better - 10:10

New study adds weight to diabetes drug link to heart problems - 10:10

Versatile vitamin A plays multiple roles in the immune system - 10:10

Berkeley Lab scientists take a look at systems biology and cellular networking - 10:10

A new evolutionary history of primates - 09:30

New plant species gives insights into evolution - 09:30

Stanford psychologists design 60-minute exercise that raises GPAs of minority students - 09:30

Cassini spacecraft observes seasonal rains on Titan - 09:30

Thursday the 17th of March 2011

Tiny 'on-chip detectors' count individual photons - 16:50

Plasticity of plants helps them adapt to climate change - 16:10

Study: 'Meaningful improvements' using gene therapy in Parkinson's disease - 16:10

Dine or dash? Genes help decide when to look for new food - 16:10

Hopkins researchers use light to move molecules - 16:10

Does your name dictate your life choices? - 16:10

Innovative technique gives vision researchers insight into how people recognise faces - 16:10

Breaking the mucus barrier unveils cancer cell secrets - 16:10

Physicists move closer to efficient single-photon sources - 16:10

NIH study finds omalizumab relieves seasonal asthma attacks in youth - 15:31

New NIST testing device may help to 'seal the deal' for building owners - 15:31

New tool debuts for measuring indoor air pollutants - 15:31

Standards education vital for global business needs, says Asia-Pacific Economic Group - 15:30

2 new SCAP documents help improve automating computer security management - 15:30

Researchers discover possible biomarker and therapeutic target for melanoma - 15:30

In pilot study, screening detects potentially serious heart conditions in healthy children - 15:30

Berkeley Lab scientists control light scattering in graphene - 15:30

UCLA researchers engineer E. coli to produce record-setting amounts of alternative fuel - 14:50