Rutherford's big discovery – 100 years later. Quantum Cheshire Cat: Even Weirder Than Schrödinger’s. Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV. This past year, a Berlin man, Timothy Brown, became world famous as the first—and thus far only—person to apparently have been cured of his HIV infection.
Brown's HIV disappeared after he developed leukemia and doctors gave him repeated blood transfusions from a donor who harbored a mutated version of a receptor the virus uses to enter cells. Now, researchers report promising results from two small gene-therapy studies that mimic this strategy, hinting that the field may be moving closer to a cure that works for the masses. Why Intuition Makes People More Likely to Believe in God. Earthquake Scientists On Trial In Italy. Last updated 10:46 21/09/2011 The public will lose out if court cases like the one faced by scientists, accused of failing to warn residents about a deadly Italian earthquake, push experts into safer fields, says a New Zealand researcher.
GNS scientists and quake experts are among a number of New Zealand seismologists who have signed a petition supporting the seven scientists and other experts, who are charged with manslaughter. The New Zealand scientists had joined about 5200 international researchers in signing the petition. Scientists as scapegoats? Lab Claims Faster-Than-Light Particle. CERN claims faster-than-light particle measured. Last updated 09:38 23/09/2011.
FTL neutrinos FTW! * Ahem * Well, not quite.
Happy Birthday Otzi. Latest reconstruction of Otzi for the Otzi 20 exhibition 20 years ago today the mummified remains of a man, nicknamed Otzi, was discovered by hikers in the Italian Alps.
This find has to be mentioned because it is simply fantastic and quite unique so far, and has led to many many archaeological scientists and preservation experts coming together to understand the life and culture of this one man, who lived 5,000 years ago. Alternative Medicine. Time for a New Scientific Revolution. Where have we been? Where have we been? A very cool picture of where we have sent probes throughout the solar system. Science Media Centre » Events. Carter Observatory : Under Carter's Stars.
NASA satellite plunges to Earth. A defunct NASA satellite, whose doomed descent gained worldwide notoriety, fell back to Earth early Saturday — but exactly when or where the fiery plunge took place could forever be a mystery.
"We may never know," said Nicholas Johnson, NASA's chief orbital debris scientist. It probably plunged into the Pacific Ocean, perhaps somewhere between Hawaii and the western coast of North America. There have been no reports of discovered pieces or injuries, further suggesting the debris didn't make it to land, he said. On its final orbit of Earth, the six-ton climate satellite flew over Canada, headed south over Africa, blew south of Australia and took a turn to the northeast over the Pacific Ocean heading toward Canada. NASA officials believe the satellite then entered Earth's atmosphere at about 12:16 a.m. Do People with Doctoral Degrees get Jobs in New Zealand Post Study? Key Findings.
Lock of hair pins down early migration of Aborigines. 23 September 2011Last updated at 01:23 By Leila Battison Science reporter A lock of hair is all that is needed to decode the history of an entire people A lock of hair has helped scientists to piece together the genome of Australian Aborigines and rewrite the history of human dispersal around the world.
DNA from the hair demonstrates that indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the first to separate from other modern humans, around 70,000 years ago. This challenges current theories of a single phase of dispersal from Africa. An international team of researchers published their findings in the journal Science. While the Aboriginal populations were trailblazing across Asia and into Australia, the remaining humans stayed around North Africa and the Middle East until 24,000 years ago. Only then did they spread out and colonise Europe and Asia, but the indigenous Aborigines had been established in Australia for 25,000 years. Tiny genetic differences Continue reading the main story. Cells dine on nanotubes with dire results. A new study by researchers in the US reveals that nanometre-thick strands such as nanotubes and nanowires enter biological cells head-on and almost always at a 90° angle.
This orientation means that a cell mistakes the long cylinder for a sphere and tries to ingest it – with dire consequences. The findings could be important for designing safer, less-toxic nanomaterials. Biological cells ingest objects in their environment by engulfing them, in a process known as endocytosis. The particles are taken into the cell, or "internalized", and subsequently degraded. Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzle. By Agence France-PresseSunday, September 18, 2011 14:41 EDT PARIS — Online gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Second Life or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had thwarted scientists for a decade.
The exploit is published on Sunday in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, where — exceptionally in scientific publishing — both gamers and researchers are honoured as co-authors. Science for Citizens. The Network for Citizen Science Projects & Resources. FoldIt Wiki. BikeLouP's Game Strategy and Tactics - FoldIt Wiki - a Wikia Gaming wiki. BikeLouP Thoughts on Strategies and Tactics for Foldit Edit. China to launch Heavenly Palace space test unit next week. What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?