Genetically modified yeast cell produces 300 times more protein than previously possible
American scientists have shown that a new kind of genetically modified yeast cell can produce complex proteins up to 300 times more than was possible in the past. ANI
Google blurs Street View images over privacy concerns
Google has come up with a new technology that blurs human faces in street pictures it has taken for its popular mapping service called Street View. ANI
Human vision not adequate to assess what birds see
Uppsala University researchers have found evidence that human vision is inadequate for research on bird vision. ANI
New device uses carbon nanotubes to rate chillis hotness
Scientists have developed a new device that takes the help of carbon nanotubes to provide an objective and cost effective way to rate how hot a particular chilli is. ANI
Now, a software toolbox to characterize protein patterns in human tissues
A software toolbox developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University may enable scientists to characterize protein patterns in human tissues. ANI
Why we empathise with others
An Australian study has given more force to the idea that mirror neurons, brain cells that fire up when one does something as well as when a person sees someone else do the same thing, are key to our ability to empathise with others. ANI
Your PCs just turned into mini Hubble telescopes, thanks to Microsoft
Microsoft has launched a free downloadable software that can turn any computer into mini Hubble telescopes capable of displaying high resolution images of millions of stars, planets and other celestial bodies. ANI
Soon, self-cleaning fabrics that digest stains as soon as they occur
You may soon be able to rid yourself from the tedious job of cleaning clothes, thanks to scientists who are developing a coating of live enzymes that would make clothes digest stains as soon as they occur. ANI
Scientists develop method to convert toxic computer waste into safe products
It may sound bizarre, but the circuit boards that make your computer work efficiently may be fuelling your car some day, thanks to researchers in Romania and Turkey who have developed a simple, efficient method for recycling printed circuit boards into environmentally-friendly raw materials for use in fuel, plastic, and other useful consumer products. ANI
Climate change could lead to killer cornflakes
Cereals form a staple diet for the majority of cuisines around the world, but now a scientist has cautioned that climate change can actually lead to killer cornflakes having the most potent liver toxin ever reported. ANI
Harvesting natural gas from rotting manure can help rural families in India
A new study by a scientist of Indian origin, has determined that by harvesting natural gas from rotting manure, rural families can slash their energy costs, improve their health and help preserve local forests. ANI
Antarctica was once a warm land
Scientists drilling deep into Antarctica have uncovered evidence of a once-warm land, including pollen and algae, buried below the sea floor, which suggests that the frozen continent has warmed before. ANI
Giant space veggies can help solve the worlds food crisis
Scientists have said that vegetables grown in zero gravity conditions in space can grow up to huge sizes, which could help solve the worlds food crisis. ANI
German archaeologists claim theyve found Queen of Shebas palace
Archaeologists from the University of Hamburg have claimed that they have discovered the Queen of Shebas palace and an altar that may have once held the Ark of the Covenant in Axum, Ethiopia. ANI
Scientists unveil the dramatic difference between humans and fruit flies
Fruit fly or drosophila has long been used for various researches because its genetic make-up is quite close to that of humans. But now, researchers have claimed that there is a dramatic difference between the two-winged insect and humans, not in their number of genes, but in the number of protein interactions in their bodies. ANI
Astronomers make first accurate measurement of cosmic temperature
Astronomers have detected for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away, which has allowed them to obtain the most precise measurement of the cosmic temperature at such a remote epoch. ANI
First artificial corneal implant surgery restores sight to dog in US
A researcher at the Iowa State University has successfully performed the first veterinary corneal implant procedure in the U.S. ANI
Sniffing dogs monitor and protect Brazils wildlife by detecting animal feces
Sniffing dogs are helping to monitor and protect threatened wildlife in Brazil by detecting animal feces by scent. ANI
Atmospheric heating could turn Earth into another Venus
A new study has found that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planets crust to become locked in place, a situation which could make Earth another Venus. ANI