Link Love: A New Solar System, Artificial Corneas, Huawei’s U.S. Mobile Market Plan, & News from the Art World’s Saviour

Send to KindleTweet Scientists in England have successfully implanted a set of artificial corneas and hope the operation and development will eventually lead to widespread use of such products, which could help those with scarring and other damage that hinders sight. Click here for the complete article. Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei has hired U.S. startup [...]

HIV Research Makes A Breakthrough

Send to KindleTweet Researchers have made a breakthrough in HIV research, potentially leading to better treatments for HIV, according to BiologyNews.net. Researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University grew a high quality crystal that reveals the structure of integrase, an enzyme found in retroviruses like HIV. HIV uses integrase to paste a copy of [...]

American Headlines 12/22-28

Send to KindleTweet California Months Away From Broke California State Controller John Chiang sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Dec. 22 warning that the state of California is “no less than 70 days from running out of cash.” The controller’s office anticipates the state’s cash position will remain negative for the rest of [...]

The Red Wine Following What: More research continues to surface about the anti-aging and health properties associated with red wine.

Send to KindleTweet The Dirt: The difference between Americans and Europeans may be likened to the difference between New Yorkers and other Americans; while Americans take pills for nutrition, Europeans eat well for health. Similarly, while New Yorkers live to work, most Americans work to live. Two recent studies echo these cultural differences, as one [...]

Science, Health & Recalls October 13

Send to KindleTweet California Enacts Green Chemistry Bills Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills into law that will put California on the path towards a comprehensive green chemistry program to reduce or eliminate hazardous industrial chemicals, GCI Magazine reports. A.B. 1879 gives the California Department of Toxic Substances Control the authority to identify and monitor [...]