Sea snail saliva may become new treatment for most severe pain(7/29/2010)

Scientists have developed a new version of a medication, first isolated from the saliva of sea snails, that could be taken in pill form to relieve the most severe forms of pain as effectively as morphine but without risking addiction. An article on the topic appears in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

Gel that can help decayed teeth grow back could end fillings(7/28/2010)

Alcohol reduces the severity of rheumatoid arthritis(7/28/2010)

Prolonged breastfeeding can cause AD in children(7/27/2010)

Early Puberty Tied to Obesity in Girls(7/27/2010)

Native-Like Spider Silk Produced in Metabolically Engineered Bacteria(7/28/2010)

Researchers have long envied spiders' ability to manufacture silk that is light-weighted while as strong and tough as steel or Kevlar. Indeed, finer than human hair, five times stronger by weight than steel, and three times tougher than the top quality man-made fiber Kevlar, spider dragline silk is an ideal material for numerous applications. Suggested industrial applications have ranged from parachute cords and protective clothing to composite materials in aircrafts. Also, many biomedical applications are envisioned due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability.

Researchers Use Glass to Make Objects Disappear(7/27/2010)

Are We Living Inside a Black Hole? (7/26/2010)

Toward a new generation of superplastics(7/22/2010)

Ultrasound treatment can keep peanuts fresh longer, researcher says(7/21/2010)

Ocean's food source disappearing: study(7/29/2010)

In oceans around the world, there has been a surprisingly large and extensive decline in phytoplankton - the tiny algae that keep marine food webs afloat.

White Eyes, Foot-Wide Flowers, Maroon Plants: Researcher Creating Unique Winter-Hardy Hibiscuses(7/26/2010)

What Causes Hybrid Vigor? Researchers Find Genetic 'Noise' Caused by Surprising Variation in Gene Activity(7/23/2010)

Climate change causes larger, more plentiful marmots, study shows(7/22/2010)

'Human fish' salamander breaks lifespan record(7/21/2010)

Drilling Down to the Nanometer Depths of Leaves for Biofuels(7/22/2010)

In a paper appearing online in the journal Plant Physiology, a team from Lawrence Livermore led by Michael Thelen, in collaboration with researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has used four different imaging techniques to systematically drill down deep into the cells of Zinnia elegans.

Plastic Doesn’t Grow on Trees, But it Grows in Grass Now (7/9/2010)

Biofuel chemistry more complex than petroleum, researchers say(5/13/2010)

Ultrasound Speeds Up Biodiesel Production(5/6/2010)

Engineers Generate Electricity by Tapping Into Algae Cells(4/20/2010)

'Frankencamera' Camera App Software Released for Nokia Users (7/29/2010)

A Stanford photography research group that is distributing fully programmable open-source cameras to nationwide computational photography researchers has released a free version of the software for Nokia smartphones.

2 New Android Tablets Get Release Dates(7/29/2010)

Facebook membership hits 500 million mark(7/22/2010)

Microsoft Office 2010: What to Expect from the New Software (7/20/2010)

Microsoft and NASA Team Up On 3-D Space Images (7/14/2010)

New Samsung Camera Has Built-in Wi-Fi (7/29/2010)

Ah, the cords. The cables. The proprietary ports. All the things that make digital cameras a hassle and, coincidentally, the reason we all have hundreds of photos in our cameras and not on our computers. Samsung is aiming to change that with a new camera that has Wi-Fi capabilities built-in.

Nissan to offer breathable Vitamin C in new cars(7/29/2010)

Tall men and fat women 'most likely to get bitten by midges'(7/29/2010)

Explorers to Create 3D Map of Titanic(7/28/2010)

Food for Mars: A Daunting Challenge(7/28/2010)