No-mow Grass May Be Coming To Your Yard Soon May 5, 2006
For anyone tethered to a lawnmower, the Holy Grail of horticultural accomplishment would be grass that never grows but is always green. Now, that vision of suburban bliss — and more — seems plausible as scientists have mapped a critical hormone signaling pathway that regulates the stature of plants. In addition to lawns that rarely require mowing, the finding could also enable the development of sturdier, more fruitful crop plants such as rice, wheat, soybeans, and corn.
Michigan Team Singles Out Cancer Stem Cells For Attack
Close on the heels of the discovery that cancer has its own rejuvenating stem cells, a University of Michigan research team has found a way to distinguish these bad-actors from the normal stem cells that they so closely resemble, and to kill the cancer stem cells without harming the normal stem cells in the same tissue.
Gene That Shuts Down Immune System Found In 20 Percent Of People Of African Descent
Caspase-12 is a molecule with a death-wish. Found only in people of African descent, this protein shuts down our body’s immune system, opening the door to potentially lethal infections. In a groundbreaking new study published in the prestigious journal Nature this week, the team that first discovered the role of caspase-12 in humans has now uncovered the mechanism by which it sabotages us, allowing researchers to develop methods to counter its damaging effects.
Study Provides First Look At The ‘Birth’ Of A Retina Cell
Scientists at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have gained new insight into the way an embryonic retina cell develops and then commits itself to a specific role.
Six-billion-dollar Human Is Becoming Reality, As Bionics Restores Or Expands Humans’ Abilities
At Experimental Biology 2006, some of the leading scientists in the rapidly expanding field of bionics explain how much of what was once fiction is today at least partial reality — including electronically-powered legs, arms, and eyes like those given TV’s Six Million Dollar Man 30-plus years ago.
Opera 9.0 beta is playing my song
Opera has been my favorite browser since I began using Linux regularly in 2003, and on Windows before that. With Opera 9.0, now in beta, Opera continues its record of innovation, adding features no other popular browser can match.
MTNL seeks more spectrum for Mumbai
Having achieved a subscriber base of over 10 lakh in Mumbai, state owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has approached the government for an additional frequency of two MHz to expand its cellular mobile services.
Decision on Anil Ambani’s plea on June 1
The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition filed by Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Airport Developers challenging the Delhi HC verdict that upheld the government’s decision to allot Delhi and Mumbai airport modernisation work to rival bidders.
RCoVL to offer stake to global investors
Anil Ambani group company Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd on Friday decided to offer stake worth up to Rs 4500 crore (Rs 45 billion) to international financial and strategic investors.
Sensex up 22 points at 12,369
Sensex up 22 points at 12,369
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