Scientists in Japan have managed to grow fully functional teeth in mice using stem cells, and are hopeful the same technique can be used to grow human organs in the future. The researchers created a seed...
created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 505 views | 26 recommendations | 0 comments
Beware the Camel Spider! Though it may look like a spider, they are quite different. Like scorpions and harvestmen, camel spiders belong to a distinct arachnid order called Araneae. I must admit when...
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....
"Mice, Mice, Mice - Logitech celebrates the production of it's billionth mouse. Image Credit: LogitechThe Mouse Passes One Billion SoldThis is a campaign that is beginning to rival fast food giant,...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 199 views | 18 recommendations | 1 comment
SCIENTISTS have linked the blood brain barrier as the possible key to epilepsy. It is believed that some leucocytes - white blood cells - breach this barrier often causing a life-time of epiletic seizures. " A faulty immune reaction may be responsible for the...
" Four Door Media introduces its innovative wireless optical car shaped computer mouse called Road Mice which is officially licensed by renowned auto manufacturers. You can now park a Dodge Charger,...
created by shaileshk | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 297 views | 6 recommendations | 3 comments
Prostate cancer- a major men killer - retreats a bit as scientists managed to make new advances. A new prostate gland has been grown in mice by stem cell technology. "However, any thoughts it could lead to...
created by rahul | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 92 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"Memory Hole in a pill"- to go along with your Soma. The Bush Administration? What's that?"For those haunted by thoughts of an old flame or a tragic accident, the chance to selectively erase memories might be...
created by Erik Larson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 236 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" German scientists have developed a new enzyme-blocking method which nearly halts the formation of protein deposits associated with Alzheimer's. Still, it could be years before the treatment becomes reality. For more than a decade, Hans-Ulrich Demuth and his team at a...
As the UK launches it nationwide free vaccination programme against HPV the virus associated with cervical cancer we get news of a possible vaccine against breast cancer. Early days yet but if the results in mice...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 406 views | 102 recommendations | 8 comments
They say that if animals believed in the Devil, he would look like Man. For animals that are caught up in the laboratory sciences, this must hold especially true. Whether undergoing repeated poisonings in...
opinion by Anne Birthistle | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 553 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
"GREELEY, Colorado (AP) -- A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks after the man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains, authorities said. ...
There's been some amazing scientific discoveries reported this week. First, scientists in California have come up with substances that may prove instrumental in developing invisible cloaking technology, and now...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1244 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
"Exercise pill" is a great oxymoron. I'm sure it could provide great benefit to people who cannot exercise but I'm not so sure about its application for couch potatoes. Right now, if you're a mouse, you...
created by ppeggy | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 533 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments