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Silicon chips have made everything electronic smaller, faster, and cheaper. Now scientists are working to make circuits so small, we won’t see them at all. |
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Geneticists report they’ve identified hundreds of genes that appear to make worms either fat or slim. And this may lead to big new anti-fat drugs. |
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Infants are more likely to view an object when another person looks with open, not closed, eyes. |
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Tiny gold particles could help speed the diagnosis of diseases. |
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Engineers have built a car that uses satellites to help you steer. |
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Why it’s important to catch up on your sleep. |
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Doctors are searching for a genetic cause for eating disorders. |
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Drunk flies are helping geneticists understand alcoholism |
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With the reported birth of the first human clone comes a renewed campaign to outlaw reproductive cloning. |
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Researchers say your everyday Internet communications can be tapped to perform calculations. |
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Could an incredibly tiny, uniquely strong structure could make a space elevator? |
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Low-lying, coastal cities around the world are in a battle with nature that threatens to wash them away. |
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New research shows that the way we speak to children has a huge effect on their language comprehension. |
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For years police and psychologists have been trying to get inside voilent minds.Now they’re getting closer than ever. |
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Stem Cell Shakes (video) - December 12, 2002 |
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Brain scientists have found a solution for how to turn stem cells into the kind of nerve cells they want. |
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Studies indicate that overweight people may get more pleasure from eating. |
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Do you eat or need to be around people when you’re stressed? Scientists are studying the nerve cells of tiny worms to find out why. |
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Why is the publishing of the mouse genome so exciting? Just about all medical advances that benefit human patients are first studied in mice. |
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Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have smaller brains than average. Scientists have looked into whether medication is to blame. |
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One scientist has used nanotechnology to invent fabric that actually repels spills. |
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Athletes don’t like to be sidelined, but a concussion can kill if it is ignored. Now a computer program can determine when it’s safe for an athlete to get back in the game. |
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Thousands of women donate their eggs for infertile couples, but eggs also hold the promise of cures for many diseases. Now as the demand for eggs grows, women’s health advocates are already worrying about how to protect egg donors. |
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Fetal Alcohol Hope (video) - November 21, 2002 |
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Despite warnings, some women still drink alcohol while pregnant, and each year thousands of babies are born brain damaged. New research suggests there may be hope. |
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A new thread might make retail returns things of the past. You’ll be able to change the colors of your clothes to suit yourself, whenever you please. |
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A simple one-hour brain scan could predict who will respond to an antidepressant and who will not. |
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