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Mouth Bacteria Can Change Its Diet, Supercomputers Reveal

Posted in Software on 13th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists say these surprising findings might lead to better ways to prevent or even reverse the gum disease periodontitis, diabetes, and Crohn's disease.

Tiny flying robots are being built to pollinate crops instead of real bees

Posted in Hardware on 5th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Honeybees, which pollinate nearly one-third of the food we eat, have been dying at unprecedented rates because of a mysterious phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder.

Clues to curbing obesity found in neuronal 'sweet spot'

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Preventing weight gain, obesity, and ultimately diabetes could be as simple as keeping a nuclear receptor from being activated in a small part of the brain.

Brain cells can suppress appetite, study in mice shows

Posted in Science on 28th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have discovered a central hub of brain cells that may put the brakes on a desire to eat.

The World In 2025:

Posted in Business, Featured on 16th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Abundant solar power and food, tailored drugs and gene therapies.