The Scientist : NewsBlogs: September 2010

News:

[Entry posted at 23rd September 2010 05:00 PM GMT]

In a rare glimpse inside a diseased brain, researchers watch for the first time as immune cells directly attack neurons in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Published this week in ... Click to continue

View comments (3) | Comment on this news story

News:

Sweet science

Posted by Megan Scudellari

[Entry posted at 16th September 2010 06:56 PM GMT]

Ever had the urge to take a nice crunchy bite of Drosophila or lick icing off a brain? You will after a visit to Not So Humble Pie, a blog run by scientist-turned-baker, Ms. Humble. A blogger who refers to ... Click to continue

View comments (3) | Comment on this news story

News:

Top 7 hidden jewels

Posted by Megan Scudellari

[Entry posted at 13th September 2010 08:42 PM GMT]

#1 Long fingers, long toes

Darwin suggested that bipedal locomotion allowed our hands to evolve the necessary dexterity for tool handling, but a new study proposes that human hands and feet coevolved: Selection on the toes led to parallel changes ... Click to continue

View comments (3) | Comment on this news story

Location:

Who am I?

Previous months
>>   September 2010
>>   August 2010
>>   July 2010
>>   June 2010
>>   May 2010
>>   April 2010
>>   September 2008
>>   August 2008
>>   July 2008
>>   June 2008

Register for FREE Online Access

»Current issue
»Best Places to Work and Salary surveys
»Daily news and monthly contents emails

Subscribe to the Magazine

»Monthly print issues
»Unlimited online access
»Special offers on books, apparel, and more

Subscribe »

Library Subscriptions
Recommend to a Librarian

Register for FREE Online Access

Subscribe to the Magazine

Surveys & Supplements

Surveys &
Supplements