Thursday, April 13, 2006

genetics Getting Evolution Up to Speed. Radical evolutionists' vision of a constantly and quickly changing human genome leaves Darwin's theory of slow change in the dust. By Annalee Newitz. [Wired News: Top Stories] 9:17:59 PM    comment

sleep Wake-Up Call for Sleep Tech. Who's making big bucks off your insomnia -- and are the remedies real or snake oil? From Forbes.com. [Wired News: Top Stories] 9:14:33 PM    comment

nano tech Hand-held lab-on-a-chip to simplify blood tests. A cell phone-sized blood-count machine requiring less blood than a mosquito bite will make blood tests easier for many patients, from neonatal units to astronauts in space. Funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), researchers at the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, Los Angeles, and IRIS International, Inc., are working to create a hand-held device that provides accurate appraisals of blood chemistry using minute blood samples. The process takes about two minutes. read more [Science Blog -] 8:32:27 PM    comment

health Protein burns fat, suppresses hunger. A team led by a Canadian researcher has discovered a process by which a small protein acts directly within muscles to increase the body's metabolism to burn fat while simultaneously suppressing appetite. These findings suggest that the protein, known as the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), could play a key role as a weight loss agent. read more [Science Blog -] 8:29:31 PM    comment