BEIJING, Feb 10– Researchers in China have developed improved at-home test strips that can quickly and accurately detect feline and canine parvoviruses, potentially helping pet owners identify life-threatening infections earlier, according to a study published…
Comet activity 31 January
Description Four months from today, on 13 August, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko will reach perihelion – a moment that defines its closest point to the Sun along its orbit. For 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, this takes place at a distance…
ESA Hosts IAA Planetary Defence Conference 2015
[caption id="attachment_3965" align="alignright" width="305"] ESA Space Situational Awareness: detecting space hazards[/caption] ESA will host the International Academy of Astronautic's 4th Planetary Defence Conference (PDC 2015), entitled 'Assessing Impact Risk & Managing Response', at the Agency's…
Graphics in reverse
Probabilistic programming does in 50 lines of code what used to take thousands. [caption id="attachment_3959" align="alignnone" width="639"] Two-dimensional images of human faces (top row) and front views of three-dimensional models of the same faces, produced…
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively. [caption id="attachment_3956" align="alignnone" width="639"] An illustration of T Lymphocytes on a Cancer Cell. Image: iStock[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human immune system…





