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Human Brain Atlas Updated with Unprecedented Resolution
Posted in Software on 29th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
The new Allen Brain Atlas combines neuroimaging and tissue staining to offer an unprecedented level of resolution.
NASA asteroid probe may find clues to origins of life on Earth
Posted in Science on 11th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
Water ice and organic materials, which are key compounds that may have made Earth habitable or even given life its start.
Popular insecticide greatly reduces Bee ability to lay eggs
Posted in Featured, Science on 10th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new study has found neonicotinoids, the worlds most commonly used insecticide, cause queen honeybees to lay as much as two-thirds fewer eggs.
Planet smash-up 'brought carbon to Earth'
Posted in Science on 7th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
Much of Earth's life-giving carbon could have been delivered in a planetary collision about 4.4 billion years ago, a theory suggests.
Cancer drug 'like taking Panadol' developed in Australia, given fast-track approval in US
Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
A revolutionary drug that melts away cancer in some stage four patients has been given fast-track approval in the United States.